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    Extract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads. Catalog Record Only Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Facsimile. Original version: [Washington, D.C.] : Engineer Bureau, War Dept., 1865. Includes note and coat of arms below title. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 685 LC copy mounted on cloth backing. DCP
    • Contributor: United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau
    • Date: 1865
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    Sketch of the march of the British Army under Gen'l Ross from the 19th to the 29th August 1814 Relief shown by hachures. In lower right margin: T. Sinclairs Lith Phila. Includes indexed inset of "Sketch of the engagement on the 24th of August 1814 between the British and American forces" [in Bladensburg vicinity]. Minimal level cataloging record. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Horse. Quarter Masr. Genl. Office. Military Depot - Evans, D. - Wyld, James
    • Date: 1814-01-01
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    Topographical sketch near Fort Staunton from points not under fire of its guns : [Washington D.C.]. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Black and brown inks. At upper left: 211, L. Sheet 15. Missing small sections at corners. Includes bar scale. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 691.6 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
    • Date: 1860-01-01
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    [Map of Alexandria, Virginia] Illustrates Alexandria's central position in the defense of Washington, where at least 12 outlying forts surrounded the city. Military camps of various Union officers such as Samuel Peter Heintzelman are indicated on this map.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
    • Date: 1861-01-01
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    Contours of Union forts on south side of Potomac, 1862 [map].
    Union forts on the Virginia shore     This map shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases lists the name of the regiment that built the structure.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    Hill between hill no. 1 & Fort Meigs : [Washington D.C.]. Relief shown by contours. Black ink, red ink, and lead pencil. Fold-lined. Oriented with north to the left. At lower left in pencil: 19 sheets. At upper left in ink: 211, L. Sheet 14. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 691.3 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
    • Date: 1860-01-01
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    Army map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fortifications, etc. on & near the Potomac River. Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 455 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and relief by hachures. Principal Union and Confederate positions are marked by small flags or underlined in blue and red respectively. List of 34 forts defending Washington is in the lower...
    • Contributor: Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. At head of title: Surveys for military defences. "Additions & corrections for Rappahannock and Rapid Ann Rivers and their vicinity ..." added to data used in compilation. Mounted on cloth backing. Includes "Data used in compilation," table of "Elevations above tide water," and "Geological...
    • Contributor: Schedler, J. (Joseph) - United States. Corps of Topographical Engineers - McDowell, Irvin
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    Hill no. 3 opposite Fort Maha[n] : [Washington D.C.]. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Black ink, red ink, and lead pencil. Mounted on cloth backing. At lower right: 211, L. Sheet 10. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 691.2 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
    • Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
    • Date: 1860-01-01
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    Army map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fortification, etc. on & near the Potomac River Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 448 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and relief by hachures. Principal Union and Confederate positions are marked by small flags or underlined in blue and red respectively. List of 33 forts defending Washington is in the right...
    • Contributor: Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough
    • Date: 1861-01-01
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    Union forts on Maryland shore
    [Contours of Union forts on the north side of the Potomac, 1862] :     Shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases the name of the regiment that built the structure. This appears to be a companion piece to the image on p. 43.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
    • Date: 1861-01-01
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    Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity. Also shows "Battle field at Bull Run fought July 21st 1861." At head of title: Surveys for military defences. "Additions & corrections for Rappahannock and Rapid Ann Rivers and their vicinity ..." added to data used in compilation. Mounted on cloth backing. Includes "Data...
    • Contributor: Schedler, J. (Joseph) - United States. Corps of Topographical Engineers - McDowell, Irvin
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    Defenses of Washington. Catalog Record Only Each map covers a single fortification. Relief shown by hachures on some maps. Some maps dated: A.D. 1863 [or] A.D. 1864. Deleted title on some maps: Entrenchments for the defence of Washington. In right lower margin: Report of Gen. Barnard. Photocopies of ms. maps in the National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, record group 77. Maps numbered at upper left: Drawer...
    • Contributor: Barnard, J. G. (John Gross) - United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Cartographic and Architectural Branch - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
    • Date: 1863
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    War map, showing the vicinities of Baltimore & Washington, Scale ca. 1:450,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 241.5 "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by G. M. Hopkins." General map of eastern and central Maryland, Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
    • Contributor: Hopkins, Griffith Morgan
    • Date: 1861-01-01
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    Stranger's guide to Mr. Johnson's Washington--summer 1865 : the city that Mr. Lincoln knew. Catalog Record Only F39826 U.S. Copyright Office Pictorial tourist map of city center. From Potomac (magazine), The Washington Post, 20 June 1965. Copyright "1965 T. Loftin Snell." Oriented with north to the right. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 682.8 Includes notes and index to points of interest. Text and ill. on verso. LC copy laminated and mounted on cloth backing. DCP
    • Contributor: Johnson, Andrew - Washington Post Company - Snell, Tee Loftin - Lincoln, Abraham
    • Date: 1865
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    Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Accompanied by sheet: Presented to Brig. Genl. S. Williams, A.A. Genl. Hd. Qrs. Army, by order of Maj. Genl. McClellan, Comd. in Chf. U.S.A. [signed] A.W. Whipple, Maj. T.E. [1] leaf ; 21 x 13 cm. At head of title: Surveys for military defences. Includes "Data used in compilation," table of "Elevations above tide water," and "Geological profile of Loudoun County." Mounted on cloth...
    • Contributor: United States. War Dept. Corps of Topographical Engineers - Schedler, J. - McDowell, Irvin
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    Map of fortifications and defenses of Washington. In left lower margin: Taken from a map issued by the War Department in 1865. In left upper margin: Appendix A. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 682 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. DCP
    • Contributor: Hodasevich, R. A. - United States. War Department
    • Date: 1865-01-01
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    John Wilkes Booth, escape of an assassin : war on the Chesapeake Bay
    Maryland Civil War trails, John Wilkes Booth, escape of an assassin | War on the Chesapeake Bay Catalog Record Only     Covers central Maryland, Washingron D.C. vicinity, and central Chesapeake Bay region. Title from panel. At head of panel title: Maryland Civil War Trails. Shows escape route and related present-day points of interest. "© 2007 Virginia Civil War Trails, Inc." Includes notes, directories to points of interest, insets of Washington D.C./Annapolis, and ill. (some col.). Text, location map, ill. (some col.), and Civil War Trails...
    • Contributor: Maryland Civil War Trails (Organization) - Communication Design, Inc - Virginia Civil War Trails (Firm)
    • Date: 1865
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    Topographical map, 1st Brigade, defenses north of Potomac, Washington, D.C. "1st September 1863." Relief shown by contours. Some buildings, lot lines, householders' names, forts, and vegetation. Covers environs of Forts De Russy, Stevens, Slocum, Totten, Slemmer, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Thayer, Lincoln, and Batteries Sill and Jameson. India and red inks. Lacking edge and internal sections, assembled to 1 sheet, sectioned to 4 sheets, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes notes and 2 scale graphs....
    • Contributor: Hodasevich, R. A.
    • Date: 1863-01-01
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    Topographical map of the original District of Columbia and environs showing the fortifications around the city of Washington Also shows school districts and householders' names in rural areas. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1862 by E.G. Arnold ..." Includes text and population tables. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 674, 674.1 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in ink on verso, mounted on cloth...
    • Contributor: Arnold, E. G. - Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth)
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    [Maps of Civil War army posts, reservations, and hospitals in Washington D.C., Arlington, and Alexandria]. Catalog Record Only Large-scale maps showing individual buildings and related facilities. Title devised by cataloger. Photocopies of ms. maps in the National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, record group 92. Orientation differs. In left lower margin of some maps: N.G.S. Some maps include text, ill., and cost figures in dollars in lower margin. Some maps have "Genl. plan no. ..." in upper margin. LC...
    • Contributor: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Cartographic and Architectural Branch
    • Date: 1865
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    The seat of war : bird's eye view of part of Maryland, Distr of Columbia and part of Virginia
    Bird's eye view of part of Maryland, District of Columbia and part of Virginia Catalog Record Only     "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by John Bachmann in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of New York."
    • Contributor: Bachmann, John
    • Date: 1861
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    John Wilkes Booth, escape of an assassin : war on the Chesapeake Bay
    Maryland Civil War trails, John Wilkes Booth, escape of an assassin Catalog Record Only     Covers central Maryland, Washingron D.C., and central Chesapeake Bay region. Shows escape route and related present-day points of interest. Copyright: 2004 Maryland Civil War Trails. Includes directories of points of interest, insets of Washington D.C./Annapolis, captions, and ill. (some col.). Text, location map, and ill. (some col.) on verso.
    • Contributor: Maryland Civil War Trails (Organization) - Communication Design, Inc
    • Date: 1865
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    [Plans of the fortifications of Washington D.C.]. Catalog Record Only Some maps are photocopies of ms. maps. In upper margin of some maps: Entrenchments for the defence of Washington. In lower right corner of some maps: Transferred from Office Ch'f Eng'r Defenses of Washington to Eng'r Dep't Jan'y 1866. Includes cross-sections. Some maps also include statistical tables. LC sheets accompanied by negative photocopies. DCP
    • Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
    • Date: 1861
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    Extract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads. Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Eastern corner of D.C. ca. 7 cm. within map area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Includes note and coat of arms below title. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 687 LC copy 1 halved and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy 2 brittle, missing large sections along margins, and...
    • Contributor: United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau
    • Date: 1865-01-01