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Map Hughes military map of Richmond & Petersburgh [sic], Va. Showing the Rebel fortifications drawn on the ground for the War Department by Major W. C. Hughes of Michigan

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Title

  • Hughes military map of Richmond & Petersburgh [sic], Va. Showing the Rebel fortifications drawn on the ground for the War Department by Major W. C. Hughes of Michigan

Names

  • Hughes, William C.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., c1864.

Headings

  • -  Richmond Region (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Petersburg Region (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Richmond Region
  • -  United States--Virginia--Petersburg Region
  • -  United States--Virginia

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:105,000.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 632
  • -  Copyright no 27521. "Deposited-July 23, 1864. R. J. Meigs Clk."
  • -  "Respectfully dedicated to the Army of the Potomac."
  • -  Insets: [View of] Libby Prison. 13 x 16 cm. [View of] Belle Island. 13 x 18 cm.
  • -  Shows Confederate forts, roads, railroads, towns, vegetation, drainage, hachures, and houses.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map, col., 57 x 66 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3884.R5S5 1864 H8

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99446356

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Hughes, William C. Hughes military map of Richmond & Petersburgh sic, Va. Showing the Rebel fortifications drawn on the ground for the War Department by Major W. C. Hughes of Michigan. [S.l, 1864] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99446356/.

APA citation style:

Hughes, W. C. (1864) Hughes military map of Richmond & Petersburgh sic, Va. Showing the Rebel fortifications drawn on the ground for the War Department by Major W. C. Hughes of Michigan. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99446356/.

MLA citation style:

Hughes, William C. Hughes military map of Richmond & Petersburgh sic, Va. Showing the Rebel fortifications drawn on the ground for the War Department by Major W. C. Hughes of Michigan. [S.l, 1864] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99446356/>.