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Map Map of western Virginia

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Title

  • Map of western Virginia

Summary

  • This map was apparently captured by Confederate cavalry under the command of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn during a raid on the Union arsenal at Holly Springs, Miss., in December 1862, and forwarded to the Confederate Engineer's Office in Richmond, Va.

Names

  • Nicholson, W. L.
  • Bache, Alexander Dallas, 1806-1867.
  • Krebs, Charles G.
  • Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office.
  • U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C. : U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey],

Headings

  • -  Gilmer, Jeremy Francis,--1818-1883--Map collection
  • -  Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia
  • -  United States--West Virginia

Notes

  • -  "Captured by Maj. Gen. Van Dorn at Holly Springs."--note on map.
  • -  "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--note on map.
  • -  Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Gift of Mrs. Louisa Porter (Gilmer) Minis (i.e., Mrs. J. F. Minis), Savannah, Ga., in 1911.
  • -  Manuscripts o.s.

Medium

  • 1 map : col. on linen ; 66 x 53 cm.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Nicholson, W. L, Alexander Dallas Bache, Charles G Krebs, Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer'S Office, and U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey. Map of western Virginia. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1862] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00325/.

APA citation style:

Nicholson, W. L., Bache, A. D., Krebs, C. G., Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer'S Office & U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey. (1862) Map of western Virginia. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00325/.

MLA citation style:

Nicholson, W. L, et al. Map of western Virginia. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00325/>.