Map Map of the battlefield of Antietam. This map shows the position of each of the forty-two different commands of the regular army engaged in the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. Battery "G", 2d U.S. Artillery, Lt. J. H. Butler, commanding, was not engaged in the battle, being attached to Gen'l. Couch's Division, near Harper's Ferry


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Map of the battlefield of Antietam. This map shows the position of each of the forty-two different commands of the regular army engaged in the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. Battery "G", 2d U.S. Artillery, Lt. J. H. Butler, commanding, was not engaged in the battle, being attached to Gen'l. Couch's Division, near Harper's Ferry
Contributor Names
Antietam Battlefield Board.
Friebus, Theo.
Created / Published
Washington D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho., 1893.
Subject Headings
-  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.), 250
-  Legend lists Union commands and the names of the commanders. Each unit is keyed by number to a position on the map. Confederate positions are not indicated.
-  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.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Medium
1 map, col., 79 x 72 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3842.A6 1893 .A5
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3842a.cw0250000
Library of Congress Control Number
99447386
Online Format
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Description
Scale 1:14,080. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 250 Legend lists Union commands and the names of the commanders. Each unit is keyed by number to a position on the map. Confederate positions are not indicated. 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. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
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Antietam Battlefield Board, and Theo Friebus. Map of the battlefield of Antietam. This map shows the position of each of the forty-two different commands of the regular army engaged in the battle of Antietam, . Battery "G", 2d U.S. Artillery, Lt. J. H. Butler, commanding, was not engaged in the battle, being attached to Gen'l. Couch's Division, near Harper's Ferry. Washington D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho, 1893. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99447386/.

APA citation style:

Antietam Battlefield Board & Friebus, T. (1893) Map of the battlefield of Antietam. This map shows the position of each of the forty-two different commands of the regular army engaged in the battle of Antietam, . Battery "G", 2d U.S. Artillery, Lt. J. H. Butler, commanding, was not engaged in the battle, being attached to Gen'l. Couch's Division, near Harper's Ferry. Washington D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99447386/.

MLA citation style:

Antietam Battlefield Board, and Theo Friebus. Map of the battlefield of Antietam. This map shows the position of each of the forty-two different commands of the regular army engaged in the battle of Antietam, . Battery "G", 2d U.S. Artillery, Lt. J. H. Butler, commanding, was not engaged in the battle, being attached to Gen'l. Couch's Division, near Harper's Ferry. Washington D.C., Norris Peters Co., photo-litho, 1893. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99447386/>.