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MapA new military map of the seat of war Scale ca. 1:1,700,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 13.8 General map of eastern and central Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, southern Pennsylvania, and northern North Carolina showing cities and towns, state boundaries, and...
- Contributor: Higginson, J. H.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapSketch of the country occupied by the federal & Confederate armies on the 18th & 21st ... Inset: [Sketch of the environs of Bull Run from Washington to Fredericksburg]. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Relief shown by hachures. Shows confederate and federal troops, notes on battles, roads,...
- Contributor: Mitchell, Samuel P. - White, W. Hargrave - Bornemann, F. W.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapThe campaign atlas, for 1861 : [United States]. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 12.2 Phillips, 1351 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes United States map indicating "cantonments...
- Contributor: Gaston, S. N. (Samuel N.)
- Date: 1861-01-01
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Map[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...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapA map of a part of Isle-of-Wight County. Adjacent to Fort Boykin, and Burwell's Bay, on ... "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...
- Contributor: Talcott, Andrew - Blackford, B. L. (Benjamin Lewis) - Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office - Talcott, Thomas Mann Randolph
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBlockade of the Potomac - by Rebels, winter of 1861 Shows the Potomac River with the Confederate forces located near Cockpit Point, Prince William County, Va.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapSeat of war, Manassas and its vicinity Scale ca. 1:322,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 568 Confederate imprint. Shows "battle ground, July 18th," "battle ground July 21st," roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. "Blue Ridge," "Thorough Fare Mountains," and...
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapStrategic war points of the United States. Scales vary. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 18.5 Cover title: Wyld's new map of the country round Richmond and Washington. . . London, James Wyld. List of "new publications" printed on...
- Contributor: Horton, H. H. - Wyld, James
- Date: 1861-01-01
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Map[Map of the southern states, including rail roads, county towns, state capitals, county roads, the southern ... Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.55 From Harper's weekly, v. 5, Nov. 9, 1861. Following p. 706. Inset: Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina. 12 x 12 cm. Includes...
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapRichmond, Henrico County, Manchester and Springhill, Chesterfield Co. (Virginia) From the Illustrated London news, Sept. 7, 1861. Relief shown by hachures. Shows buildings, railroads and roads. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the...
- Contributor: Ettling, Theodor
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapMap of the Battles of Bull Run Near Manassas. This printed map by the Office of the Chief Engineer of the War Department details the fighting at the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861. Named for the creek or...
- Contributor: Bamberger, Solomon
- Date: 1861-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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MapFort Anderson, Paducah, Ky.
Fort Anderson, Paducah, Kentucky Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the upper left. "Hd. Qr., U.S. Forces, Paducah, Keny., Jany. 4, 1861. Respectfully forwarded to the Hd. Qr. of the Dept. of the Missi., [signed]...- Contributor: Rziha, John
- Date: 1861-01-01
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CollectionCivil War Maps Brings together materials from three premier collections: the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia. Among the reconnaissance, sketch, and theater-of-war maps are...
- Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division - Virginia Historical Society - Library of Virginia
- Date: 1999
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MapJ.H. Colton's topographical map of Virginia, Maryland & eastn. Tennessee : & part of adjoining states.
Topographical map of Virginia, Maryland & eastn. Tennessee "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York."...- Contributor: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins) - Lang & Laing Lith
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBattle at Dranesville, Va. Decr. 20th, 1861. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this scrapbook image. Original scrapbook housed in the Museum Department of the Virginia Historical Society (1994.80.4-525) with restricted access. This item is from...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-12-20
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MapMap of the seat of war Covers Virginia and Maryland and portions of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. Shows some fortifications. Relief shown by hachures. Sewn on to and mounted on cloth backing. "Entered by Evans...
- Contributor: Evans & Cogswell
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBird's eye view of junction of the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, showing Cairo and part of ... Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 1.5 Panoramic map looking south from Vienna, Illinois, to Holly Springs, Mississippi. Waverly, Tennessee, is on the left and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is...
- Contributor: Bachmann, John
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBirds eye view of the Mississippi Valley from Cairo to the Gulf of Mexico Scale ca. 1:1,710,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 9 At top of map: The seat of war. This is a map and not a bird's-eye view. It covers Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,...
- Contributor: Couzens, M. K.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapMap of the rebel capital : topographical sketch of the city of Richmond, Virginia with the ... From the New York herald, Nov. 12, 1861, p. [1]. Relief shown by hachures. Shows buildings, streets, rivers, railroads and encampments. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of...
- Contributor: Hall, Edward S.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapCopy of an unfinished map of a portion of the military department of north eastern Virginia ... Relief shown in hachures. Shows Union and Confederate works near Fredericksburg, Va. Sun print. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Embossed on two lefthand panels: Gen. M.C. Meigs, 1239 Vermont Ave, N.W. On verso:...
- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapArmy map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fortification, etc. on ... 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,...
- Contributor: Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapUnion 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...- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPlan of the western seat of war Description derived from published bibliography. General map of Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina showing principal roads, railroads, towns, and rivers. Fortified sites and battlefields are...
- Contributor: J. Manouvrier & Co. - Lathrop, H. P.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPlan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C. Shows the progression of earthworks constructed to allow Union forces to approach Fort Wagner. Gillmore's troops reached the ditch surrounding the fort on September 6. The Confederate forces abandoned the fort during...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBattery no. 4 and outworks nos. 1 and 2 : Blakey & Stubbs. Components: Battery no. 4 -- Outwork no. 1 -- Outwork no. 2. Gives measurements and latitude and longitude of perimeters. Map annoted with names of land owners: Thos. H. Blakey and A.G....
- Contributor: Jones, B. M.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapWyld's military map of the United States, the northern states, and the southern confederate states: with ... Scale ca. 1:4,600,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 19 "Slave states" outlined in blue. Insets: City of Washington and District of Columbia. Scale ca. 1:190,000. 13 x 14 cm. Country round...
- Contributor: Wyld, James
- Date: 1861-01-01
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Map[Map of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.] Shows the southern border of South Carolina, northern border of Georgia, and eastern borders of Alabama and Tennessee, with railroads, towns, forts, prisons, landforms, and waterways.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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Map[Map of the Potomac River]. Regional map of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania showing the Potomac River and its tributaries.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapWar maps and diagrams. Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.65 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. Description derived from published bibliography.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapWar 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,...
- Contributor: Hopkins, Griffith Morgan
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBattery no. 5 (on Stony Run Road) : total contents 10 73/100 acres. Gives measurements and latitude and longitude of perimeters. Map annoted with names of land owners: William Rutherfoord, R.H. Haile, William Timberlake, James Harden, Isaac A. Goddin and Valentine Hechler. One of a...
- Contributor: Jones, B. M.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBattle of Missionary Ridge or Chickamauga, Tenn. This map shows a regional view of north central Tennessee that includes Nashville, Murfreesboro, Knoxville, and Bowling Green.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPanorama of the seat of war. Birds eye view of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District ... Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 3 Battle sites are noted by crossed swords. This issue has clouds in the sky and smoke over the Manassas battlefield. Another issue....
- Contributor: Bachmann, John
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPanorama of the seat of war; birds eye view of North and South Carolina and part ... Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 304.6 Includes distance chart. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1; 651/2;...
- Contributor: Bachmann, John
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBattery no. 6 on Mechanicsville Turnpike : total contents 10 69/100 acres. Gives measurements and latitude and longitude of perimeters. Map annotated with names of land owners: Edward Nauman and John B. Davis. One of a series of ten maps showing the plats of...
- Contributor: Jones, B. M.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapBirds eye view of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and part of Florida Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 1.7 At top of map: Panorama of the seat of war. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by John...
- Contributor: Bachmann, John
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapCapture of Mobile, Alabama A regional view of Mobile and environs, encompassing Mobile, Blakely, Spanish Fort, Alabama City, Williamsburg, Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, and Fort Orwell. Also shows defenses of Mobile Bay, including use of torpedoes...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPosition of Union Army at Cedar Creek Union position and plan of battle. However, what initially appeared to be an overwhelming success quickly turned to a rout when the Union forces were redeployed and launched a successful counterattack that drove the Confederates back across the...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPlan of the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, West Virginia. Carnifex Ferry is located on the Gauley River east of the town of Gauley Bridge. Floyd's Confederate forces are positioned with their backs to the Gauley River, and the Union is shown...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-09-25
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MapLloyd's new military map of the border & southern states; drawn by Edward S. Hall. The map indicates drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, place names, canals, and the railroad network. Railroad names appear along the lines.
- Contributor: Hall, Edward S. - H.H. Lloyd & Co
- Date: 1861-01-01