Map Sketch showing the relative positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson : with the roads connecting the two places


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Title
Sketch showing the relative positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson : with the roads connecting the two places
Contributor Names
Lambecker, Chas.
McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864.
United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers.
Created / Published
[1862]
Subject Headings
-  Fort Henry (Tenn.)--Defenses--Maps
-  Fort Donelson (Tenn.)--Defenses--Maps
-  Fortification--Tennessee--Dover Region--Maps
-  Roads--Tennessee--Fort Henry Region--Maps
-  Roads--Tennessee--Fort Donelson Region--Maps
-  Roads--Tennessee--Dover Region--Maps
-  Fort Henry Region (Tenn.)--Maps, Manuscript
-  Fort Donelson Region (Tenn.)--Maps, Manuscript
-  Dover Region (Tenn.)--Maps, Manuscript
-  United States--Tennessee--Fort Henry
-  United States--Tennessee--Fort Donelson
-  United States--Tennessee--Dover Region
Notes
-  Shows the forts, roads, outwork fortifications in the vicinity of the forts, fortifications in the vicinity of the town of Dover, outlying buildings, and streams.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  At lower margin in handwriting: Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621).
-  Pen-and-ink (black, blue, and red).
-  Mounted on paper backing under gauze covering.
-  In upper left corner: 148.D.¹.
-  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 412
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
1 ms. map : col. ; 40 x 55 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3964.F67S5 1862 .L3
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3964f.cw0412000
Library of Congress Control Number
2003630442
Online Format
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Description
Shows the forts, roads, outwork fortifications in the vicinity of the forts, fortifications in the vicinity of the town of Dover, outlying buildings, and streams. Relief shown by hachures. At lower margin in handwriting: Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621). Pen-and-ink (black, blue, and red). Mounted on paper backing under gauze covering. In upper left corner: 148.D.¹. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 412 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Lambecker, Chas, James Birdseye McPherson, and United States War Department. Corps Of Engineers. Sketch showing the relative positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson: with the roads connecting the two places. [1862] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2003630442/.

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Lambecker, C., McPherson, J. B. & United States War Department. Corps Of Engineers. (1862) Sketch showing the relative positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson: with the roads connecting the two places. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2003630442/.

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Lambecker, Chas, James Birdseye McPherson, and United States War Department. Corps Of Engineers. Sketch showing the relative positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson: with the roads connecting the two places. [1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2003630442/>.