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Map [Map of defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, showing the position of General Lee and his staff during the attack on Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865].

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Title

  • [Map of defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, showing the position of General Lee and his staff during the attack on Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865].

Created / Published

  • [1865?]

Headings

  • -  Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  United States--Virginia--Petersburg

Notes

  • -  Shows part of the fortifications east of Petersburg including roads, railroads, houses, and drainage.
  • -  Relief shown by contours and hachures.
  • -  Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989.
  • -  Pen-and-ink and pencil on 5 sheets of paper mounted on cloth.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 607.2
  • -  Call no. cited in LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.): G3884.P4S5 1865. P6 Vault

Medium

  • 1 map : col. ms. ; 96 x 79 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3884.P4S5 1865 .P3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99446547

Online Format

  • image

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Map of defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, showing the position of General Lee and his staff during the attack on Fort Stedman. [?, 1865] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99446547/.

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(1865) Map of defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, showing the position of General Lee and his staff during the attack on Fort Stedman. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99446547/.

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Map of defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, showing the position of General Lee and his staff during the attack on Fort Stedman. [?, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99446547/>.