Film, Video Re-Imagining the U.S. Civil War: Reconnaissance, Surveying & Cartography (morning session)

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Title

  • Re-Imagining the U.S. Civil War: Reconnaissance, Surveying & Cartography (morning session)

Summary

  • Cartographers during the U.S. Civil War invented new techniques and mapped the country--both Union and Confederate territories--more accurately than ever before in the nation's history. The morning session of this day-long conference included presentations on "Hidden Patterns of the Civil War," "Mapping the Strength of the Rebellion" and "We Were Profoundly Ignorant of Our Country: The Struggle to Provide Accurate Maps During the U.S. Civil War."

Event Date

  • May 20, 2011

Notes

  • -  Richard Stephenson is a former map librarian at the Library of Congress.
  • -  Susan Schulten is professor of history at the University of Colorado.
  • -  Edward Ayers is president of the University of Richmond.

Running Time

  • 2 hours 14 minutes 38 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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