Map Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant 1865

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Title

Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant 1865

Summary

Map shows area surrounding Petersburg, Va., on the Appomattox River including all of the Union and Confederate fortifications during the siege of 1864-65 by Genl. Grant. Details include locations of roads, railroads, significant buildings, and creeks. Map extends to north as far as Fort Walthall, to west as far as Wells Church, to south as far as Reams Station, and to east as far as Fort. Pat Kelly.

Names

Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

[S.l., 1865]

Headings

- Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865--Maps
- United States--Virginia--Petersburg

Notes

- Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
- NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
- Relief shown by hachures.
- This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
- In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 6 , p. 369).
- Manuscripts

Medium

1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 18 x 13.5 cm.

Repository

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

Digital Id

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00186

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant. [S.l, 1865] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00186/.

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Sneden, R. K. (1865) Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00186/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant. [S.l, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00186/>.

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