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Map Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, 1862, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak

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Title

  • Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, 1862, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak

Names

  • Antietam Battlefield Board.

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho., 1893.

Headings

  • -  Antietam (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862--Maps
  • -  United States--Maryland--Antietam
  • -  Antietam, Battle of, Md

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:14,080.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 249
  • -  Confederate forces are shown in red and Union forces in blue. Headquarters of McClellan and Lee are clearly indicated. Legend lists the names of the corps, division, and brigade commanders. Brigades are keyed by number of positions on the map.
  • -  Shows roads, railroad, houses, fences, names of residents, "Burnside Bridge," "Bloody Lane," "Dunker's Chapel," "National Cemetery," towns, vegetation, drainage, fords, and relief by hachures.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • 1 map, col., 79 x 71 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3842.A6S5 1893 .A5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99447384

Online Format

  • image

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Antietam Battlefield Board. Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak. Washington, D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho, 1893. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99447384/.

APA citation style:

Antietam Battlefield Board. (1893) Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak. Washington, D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99447384/.

MLA citation style:

Antietam Battlefield Board. Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak. Washington, D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho, 1893. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99447384/>.