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MapSketch of the battle field of Fredericksburg Shows infantry and cavalry positions, artillery placement, roads, railroads, houses, and names of corps and field commanders and residents. Relief shown by hachures. Presented to the Library of Congress in 1960 by Mrs. Percy J. Edmunds, Pittsburgh, Pa., daughter of Samuel Howell Brown. Pen-and-ink and crayon on paper mounted on cloth. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 550 Available also through the Library of...
- Contributor: Brown, Samuel Howell
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapPlan of the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia : shewing [sic] Union and Rebel positions 13th Decr 1862. The map shows positions at the beginning of the battle, with the bulk the of Union Army located across the Rappahannock from Fredericksburg, awaiting the construction of a pontoon bridge. Once across, the Union forces were met with fierce opposition from Confederate forces located in the hills to the west and south of the town. Depicts the area surrounding Fredericksburg and on both sides...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-12-13
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MapPosition of Union and Rebel armies at Fredericksburg, Decr. 1st 1862 Map shows the area surrounding Fredericksburg, Va., including Spotsylvania Courthouse, Chancellorsville and Falmouth, during the Fredericksburg Campaign. This image shows the situation several days before the battle of Fredericksburg, on December 13th, during which Burnside ordered several futile attacks against Lee's forces. After losing over 12,000 men, the Federal forces withdrew on December 15th.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-12-01
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MapPlan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., Decr. 13, 1862. Map shows the region surrounding Fredericksburg, Va., including Marie's Heights outside of the city and Falmouth across the Rappahannock River. Due to Burnside's slow maneuvering of the Union forces, Lee was able to use the bluffs overlooking the river to his advantage. After sustaining heavy losses crossing the river, Burnside decided against renewed attacks and withdrew on the 15th of December.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-12-13
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MapPlan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Map shows the area between the Rappahannock and Massaponax rivers including Fredericksburg and Marie's Heights. The location of Confederate troops under Longstreet and Jackson and Union troops under Burnside are indicated. Due to Burnside's slow maneuvering, the Confederates were able to use the topography to their advantage, in particular the bluffs overlooking the town and river. After sustaining heavy losses crossing the Rappahannock River,...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapPlan of the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia : fought Decr. 13th 1862. Map shows the area surrounding Fredericksburg during the first battle, December 12-13 1862. Due to Burnside's slow maneuvering, Lee was able to take advantage of the terrain in disbursing his troops. After heavy losses crossing the Rappahannock River, Burnside decided against renewed attacks and withdrew on the 15th of December.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-12-13
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MapThe Mud march ... shewing [sic] movement on Bank's Ford Jany. 19th 1863 by Hooker, Franklin & Sumner. In mid-January 1863, Union General Burnside ordered his exhausted troops to recross the Rappahannock River above R. E. Lee's left flank. A heavy rain fell as the army began to move and the road soon became a quagmire. Wagons and artillery sank; men and horses floundered. In the end the effort had to be abandoned, much to the disappointment of the amused Confederates who...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01