Map Fredericksburg to Petersburg, Va.

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Title

Fredericksburg to Petersburg, Va.

Summary

The purpose of this map is uncertain; it may have been to identify the rail lines within the corridor between Fredericksburg and Petersburg. Included (as phrased by Sneden) are the Richmond and Danville Railroad, Lynchburg Railroad, Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, Virginia Central Railroad, and the Richmond Fredericksburg (Railroad). A few key events in the entire war are indicated such as the surrender of Lee at Appomattox.

Names

Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

[1861-1865]

Headings

- Railroads--Confederate States of America--Maps
- Appomattox (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- Fredericksburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- Petersburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- United States--Virginia--Appomattox
- United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg
- United States--Virginia--Petersburg
- United States--Virginia--Richmond

Notes

- Contextually, this map may relate to the page preceding, which refers to November 7, 1863 and Rappahannock Station, Va.; although this map has a myriad of dates written on it for events in 1862-1865.
- NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary page.
- This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
- Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society.
- In the Robert Knox Sneden diary, 1861-1865 (v. 4, p. 1105).
- Manuscripts

Medium

1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 17 x 12 cm.

Repository

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

Digital Id

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00038

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Fredericksburg to Petersburg, Va. [to 1865, 1862] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00038/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1862) Fredericksburg to Petersburg, Va. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00038/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Fredericksburg to Petersburg, Va. [to 1865, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00038/>.

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