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Map Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. Tour of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.

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Title

  • Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C.

Other Title

  • Tour of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.

Names

  • United States. Office of National Capital Parks.
  • Barnard, J. G. (John Gross), 1815-1882.
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Created / Published

  • [Washington] : National Park Service, National Capital Parks, 1938.

Contents

  • Sheet #1. [Title sheet] -- [Sheet #2]. Route of forts and geological tours, District of Columbia / National Park Service, National Capital Parks, 1938 -- Sheet #3. Map showing the defenses of Washington ... drawn 1865 -- Sheet #4. Topographical map of the original District of Columbia and environs showing the fortifications ... 1862 -- Sheet #5. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [Forts Sumner, Mansfield, Simmons, Bayard, and Gaines] -- Sheet #6. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [map, views, and cross-sections of Fort Bayard] -- Sheet #7. Battery Kemble [low-angle view] -- Sheet #8. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [Forts Reno and Kearny] -- Sheet #9. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [map, view, and cross-sections of Fort Reno with index of facilities] -- Sheet #10. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [Forts De Russy, Stevens, and Slocum] -- Sheet #11. [Two photographic ill.--bronze model and memorial tablet at Fort Stevens] -- Sheet #12. [Two photographic ill. of Civil War soldiers posed at Fort Stevens] -- Sheet #13. Fort Slocum [with index of facilities] -- Sheet #14. [Four photographic ill. of participants in the fort tour] -- Sheet #15. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [Forts Totten, Slemmer, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga] -- Sheet #16. [Three photographic ill. of Fort Totten during the war] -- Sheet #17. Defenses of Washington : report of Gen. Barnard [Forts Thayer, Lincoln, and Mahan] -- Sheet #18. [Two photographic ill. of Fort Lincoln during the war] -- Sheet #19. Defenses of Washington : Tête-du-pont, Benning's Bridge : report of Gen. Barnard [map and cross-sections] -- Sheet #20. [Two photographic ill.--Fort Dupont today and Battery Rogers (Va.) during the war].

Headings

  • -  Fortification--Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  Fortification--Washington (D.C.)--Aerial views--Facsimiles
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Tours--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by contours on some maps.
  • -  Title from title sheet (sheet #1).
  • -  Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C.
  • -  Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865].
  • -  LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, punch-holed in left margin, rubber-stamped on verso to indicate sheet numbers.
  • -  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 689
  • -  Sheets variously include notes, captions, and/or index of facilities.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 12 maps and 17 views on 20 sheets ; 40 x 37 cm. or smaller, sheets 27 x 44 cm. or smaller, folded to 27 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.R2 svar .U5 1938

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005626571

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Office Of National Capital Parks, J. G Barnard, and United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. [Washington: National Park Service, National Capital Parks, 1861] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005626571/.

APA citation style:

United States Office Of National Capital Parks, Barnard, J. G. & United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. (1861) Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. [Washington: National Park Service, National Capital Parks] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005626571/.

MLA citation style:

United States Office Of National Capital Parks, J. G Barnard, and United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. [Washington: National Park Service, National Capital Parks, 1861] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005626571/>.