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Maps Map shewing [sic] vicinity of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the upper Potomac River.


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Title
Map shewing [sic] vicinity of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the upper Potomac River.
Summary
Concerns an area of Maryland and Virginia between the towns of Cumberland, Md., on the west and Harpers Ferry, Va. [now W.Va.], on the eastern side of the map. Sneden details the mountainous topography highlighting rivers, especially the Potomac River, and including the rail system through this area. Just north of Winchester, Va., there is a line of unidentified Confederate troops. The only other mention of the Civil War is a note beside Williamsport, Md., stating that Confederate troops crossed that area on the 7th of July after the defeat at Gettysburg, Pa., in 1863.
Contributor Names
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Created / Published
[1861-1865]
Subject Headings
-  Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
-  Cumberland (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  Potomac River--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  Williamsport (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  Winchester (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  United States--Maryland--Cumberland
-  United States--Maryland--Williamsport
-  United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg
-  United States--Virginia--Winchester
-  United States--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry
-  United States--Potomac River
-  Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa
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. 4, p. 76).
-  Manuscripts
Medium
1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 16 x 14 cm.
Repository
Virginia Historical Society P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00045
Online Format
image

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Sneden, Robert Knox. [Map shewing sic vicinity of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the upper Potomac River]. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00045/. (Accessed September 30, 2016.)

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) [Map shewing sic vicinity of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the upper Potomac River]. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00045/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. [Map shewing sic vicinity of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the upper Potomac River]. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00045/>.