Map Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. 1864, when sent from Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Georgia.


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Title
Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. 1864, when sent from Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Georgia.
Summary
Depicts railroad lines from Raleigh, N.C., through South Carolina and Georgia, highlighting in purple ink the particular train route Sneden took as a prisoner.
Contributor Names
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Subject Headings
-  Confederate States of America.--Army--Transportation
-  Andersonville Prison
-  Military prisons--Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  Railroads--Confederate States of America--Maps
-  Andersonville (Ga.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
-  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation--Maps
-  United States--Georgia--Andersonville
-  United States--North Carolina
-  United States--South Carolina
Notes
-  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. 5, p. 389).
Medium
1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 16 x 13 cm.
Repository
Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00027
Language
English
Online Format
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Description
Depicts railroad lines from Raleigh, N.C., through South Carolina and Georgia, highlighting in purple ink the particular train route Sneden took as a prisoner.
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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. , when sent from Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Georgia. 1864. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00027/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1864) Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. , when sent from Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Georgia. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00027/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. , when sent from Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Georgia. 1864. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00027/>.

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