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Map Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. from official map made by Col. W. H. Paine U.S. Engineers.

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Title

  • Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. from official map made by Col. W. H. Paine U.S. Engineers.

Summary

  • Map shows the area between Dinwiddie Court House and Five Forks, Va., including the location of troops at different times during the engagement. Beginning on March 30, 1865, Sheridan advanced on the Five Forks area. He was stopped overnight at Dinwiddie Court House due to heavy rain. On March 31st he advanced toward Five Forks only to meet significant Confederate resistance, and was forced back toward the Court House. Heavily reinforced overnight, on April 1st the Union again advanced on the now-entrenched Confederates. Vastly outnumbered, the Confederate forces withdrew, in the process allowing the vital South Side Railroad to fall into Union hands. This map gives a close-in look at the action.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
  • Paine, William H.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1865]

Headings

  • -  Appomattox Campaign, 1865--Maps
  • -  Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of, Dinwiddie, Va., 1865--Maps
  • -  Five Forks, Battle of, Va., 1865--Maps
  • -  Dinwiddie County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Five Forks (Dinwiddie County, Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Dinwiddie County
  • -  United States--Virginia--Five Forks (Dinwiddie County)
  • -  Appomattox Campaign
  • -  Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of, Dinwiddie, Va
  • -  Five Forks, Battle of, Va

Notes

  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 6, p. 396).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 16 x 11 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, and William H Paine. Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. from official map made by Col. W. H. Paine U.S. Engineers. [S.l, 1865] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00189/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. & Paine, W. H. (1865) Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. from official map made by Col. W. H. Paine U.S. Engineers. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00189/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox, and William H Paine. Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. from official map made by Col. W. H. Paine U.S. Engineers. [S.l, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00189/>.