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Map Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd, 1863.

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Title

  • Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd, 1863.

Summary

  • Illustrates the placement of Union and Confederate forces during the Chancellorsville Campaign of April-May, 1863, culminating in the battle of Chancellorsville fought May 1-4, 1863. This map focuses on the Sunday, May 3rd, action, which is referred to by Sneden as "Second Fredericksburg."

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Headings

  • -  Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of, 1863
  • -  Chancellorsville (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Fredericksburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Chancellorsville
  • -  United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg
  • -  Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of

Notes

  • -  Marye's Heights is the location mentioned in Sneden's title as "Marie's Heights" and was located above Fredericksburg, Va.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary page.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
  • -  Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden diary, 1861-1865 (v. 4, p. 386).

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 22 x 15 cm.

Repository

  • Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau

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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd. 1863. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00022/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00022/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd. 1863. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00022/>.