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MapReconnoissance of the Mississippi River below Forts Jackson and St. Philip : made previous to the reduction by the U.S. Fleet, under the command of flag officer D.G. Farragut, U.S.N. At head of title: U.S. Coast Survey. Prof. A. D. Bache, Supt. Stamped in lower right corner: From collection of David Dixon Porter. Pen and ink manuscript drawn on tracing cloth, covering the environs of forts St. Philip and Jackson, Louisiana. "Note: The forts and their immediate vicinity were taken from data furnished by Major Barnard, U.S.E., excepting the trigonometrical determinations of the forts...
- Contributor: Bowen & Co - Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) - Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell) - United States Coast Survey - Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapPlan of Fort Jackson, showing the effect of the bombardment by the U.S. mortar flotilla and gunboats, April 18th to 24th 1862 : flag officer D.G. Farragut commanding fleet, Com. D.D. Porter ... Annotated in pencil on verso: Plan of Fort Jackson. [1862?]. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 237 Includes explanatory note. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy 3 imperfect: Torn at upper edge.
- Contributor: United States Coast Survey - Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell) - Harris, J. S. - Hergesheimer, E. (Edwin) - Bowen & Co - Gerdes, F. H. - Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas)
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapReconnoissance of the Mississippi River below Forts Jackson and St. Philip : made previous to the reduction by the U.S. Fleet, under the command of flag officer D.G. Farragut, U.S.N. Includes note describing positions of Union "mortar flotilla" on April 18-21, 1862. Annotated in pencil on verso: Forts of Jackson/St. Philip, [1863?]. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 236 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Bowen & Co - Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) - Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell) - United States Coast Survey - Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapNew Orleans to Vicksburg Covers area of Louisiana and Mississippi adjacent to Mississippi River from approximately 15 miles north of Vicksburg to 20 miles west of New Orleans. At head of title: Map no. 2. "Photographed by Brown & Ogilvie." "Authorities: Township surveys, La Tourett's [sic] ...." Civil War salted paper maps. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 229.5 LC copy annotated in pencil and ink. Available also...
- Contributor: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss - Brown & Ogilvie - United States. Army. Department of the Gulf - Elliot, Charles Darwin - Abbot, Henry L.
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapThe Mississippi. Scale 1:380,160; 6 miles to 1 in. Relief shown by hachures. Shows railroads. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 17.5 Another copy is mounted as a scroll. 302 x 11 cm. (See G4042 .M5 1861 .S3 Vault Shelf.) Another copy is mounted as a scroll in a tube measuring 11 x 4 cm. The label on the tube reads "The Mississippi, Alton to the...
- Contributor: Schonberg & Co
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapLLoyd's new map of the Mississippi River from Cairo to its mouth Scale 1:696,960. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 37.2 General map of the river indicating the location of a few forts. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Brooks, F. W. - H.H. Lloyd & Co
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapMap showing the Rebel batteries at Island no. 10 & vicinity for the defence of the Mississippi River, captured by U.S. forces, April 7th 1862 Scale 1:12,000. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 299 The number and type of guns in the "batteries on Kentucky shore" and in the "batteries on Island no. 10" are included in the legend. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Cullum, George W. (George Washington)
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapMap showing the system of rebel fortifications on the Mississippi River at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, also the operations of the U.S. forces under General John Pope against these positions Scale 1:84,480 ("3/4 of an inch = one mile"). LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 299.8 From U.S. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Supplemental report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, in two volumes. Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866). v. 2, fol. p. 56. Accompanies "Report...
- Contributor: Hoelcke, Wm
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapMap showing the system of Confederate fortifications on the Mississippi River at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, also the operations of the United States forces under General John Pope against these ... Scale 1:84,480. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 300 In lower left margin: Report of Maj. Gen. John Pope to the Committee on the Conduct of War. "No. 1" is in the upper right margin. Similar to the preceding map, but the title has been revised. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Hoelcke, Wm
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapMap showing the system of Confederate fortifications on the Mississippi River at Island No. 10 and New Madrid, also the operations of the United States forces under General John Pope, against these ... In lower left margin: Report of Maj. Gen. John Pope to the Committee on the Conduct of War. Similar to the preceding map. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 301 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Hoelcke, Wm
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapLloyd's map of the lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico; compiled from Government surveys in the Topographical Bureau, Washington, D.C. Signed in ms: "Milliard Fillmore, March 9, 1863." Another edition. 4 sheets, each 48 x 66 cm. dated 1863. Stephenson, no. 41. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 28 LC Railroad maps, 139 Description derived from published bibliography. "Exhibiting the sugar and cotton plantations, cities, towns, landings, sand bars, islands, bluffs, bayous, cut-offs, the steamboat channel, mileage, fortifications, railroads, &c. along the river." Available...
- Contributor: Fillmore, Millard - Lloyd, James T.
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapSouth West pass of the Mississippi River LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 36.2 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864). Map 507. At head of title: U.S. Coast Surveys, A. D. Bache, Superintendent. "No. 507" in the upper left corner. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress...
- Contributor: Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) - United States Coast Survey - Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapSouth West pass of the Mississippi River Scale 1:20,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 36.1 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864). Map 36. At head of title: U.S. Coast Surveys, A. D. Bache, Superintendent. "No. 36" in the upper left corner. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library...
- Contributor: United States Coast Survey
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapLloyd's map of the lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico Scale 1:316,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 41 "Exhibiting the sugar and cotton plantations, cities, towns, landings, sand bars, islands, bluffs, bayous, cut-offs, the steamboat channel, mileage, fortifications, railroads, &c along the river." 1862 edition is listed as Civil War Maps entry no. 28. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Lloyd, James T.
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapPanorama of the Mississippi Valley : and its fortifications Covers Mississippi River, in four 60 x 16 cm. panels, from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. Includes distance list, table of "Distances navigable by steam on Mississippi River and its principal branches," and small panoramic views of St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 42.5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a...
- Contributor: Magnus, Charles - Boell, F. W.
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapMap showing the new cut-off made by Lt. Com. T. O. Selfridge, U.S.N., 1863. Scale ca. 1:150,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 114.2 From Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix, containing reports from officers. December, 1863 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1863). opp. p. 460. Map accompanies Acting Rear Adm. David D. Porter's communication dated April 16, 1863, entitled "Selfridge's 'Cut-off.'' Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web...
- Contributor: United States. Navy
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapChart of the Mississippi River from the Ohio River to Gulf of Mexico Scale ca. 1:1,267,200. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 47.7 "Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1863 by Virtue, Yorston & Co." General map indicating the location of a few forts. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Wells, Jacob
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapApproaches to Grand Gulf, Miss. Scale 1:10,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 270 Shows "Ft. Cobun," "Ft. Wade," streets of Grand Gulf, "R.R. to Port Gibson," plantation of "Col. Coffee," vegetation, soundings, and relief by hachures. "The fortifications facing the river are those erected by the rebels, and captured by the Mississippi Squadron, under the command of Admiral Porter, on May 3d 1863." Description derived from published bibliography....
- Contributor: Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1864-01-01
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Map[Approaches to Grand Gulf, Miss. Relief shown by contours. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 271 Sun print with annotations in pencil and ink. Appears to be a preliminary copy of Civil War Maps (2nd ed.) no. 270: G4042.M5 1864 .G38 CW 270. Shows "Ft. Wade" fortifications. Description derived from published bibliography. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-36. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster...
- Contributor: Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1864-01-01
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MapMississippi River Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 48.4, 48.5 U.S. Coast Survey, chart no. 3017, 3018. Sheet no. at head of each title. Detailed river chart indicating field patterns and vegetation along the shore lines. Sheet no. 1: "No. 29 No. 3017 price 20 cents"; Sheet no. 2: "No. 30. No. 3018 price 20 cents" is printed in the upper left corner. Available...
- Contributor: Gerdes, F. H. - United States Coast Survey
- Date: 1864-01-01
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MapMississippi River LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 48.42, 48.52 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Sheet no. 1: "No. 29"; Sheet no. 2: "No. 30." is printed in the upper left corner.
- Contributor: Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1864-01-01
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MapMississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets. Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bowie, Sub Asst. in charge of topography. F. W. Perkins, Aid. J. B. Adamson, Aid & Draughtsman." Detailed map of part of the Mississippi showing the river channel,...
- Contributor: United States Coast Survey - Gerdes, F. H.
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapBatteries at Grand Gulf captured by the United States Mississippi Squadron, May 3, 1863. Scale ca. 1:8,700. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 271.2 From Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix, containing reports from officers. December 1863, (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1863). opp. p. 480. Map indicates batteries, rifle pits, streets, relief by hachures, and the position of the Mississippi Squadron during the attack. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library...
- Contributor: United States. Navy
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapMap of the Mississippi at Island no. 10. Showing (corrected) line of the channel cut by the Engineer Regiment. Scale ca. 1:325,000. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 298 From Century illustrated monthly magazine, v. 30, June 1885. p. 324. Fortifications, Confederate batteries, mortar and gun boats, and vegetation are shown. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Bissell, J. W.
- Date: 1885-01-01