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Map Map of the Rappahannock River fron [sic] Port Royal to Richards Ferry Map of the Rappahannock River from Port Royal to Richards Ferry

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Title

  • Map of the Rappahannock River fron [sic] Port Royal to Richards Ferry

Other Title

  • Map of the Rappahannock River from Port Royal to Richards Ferry

Names

  • Vernam, John S.
  • Woodbury, Daniel P. (Daniel Phineas), 1812-1864.
  • Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884.
  • United States. Army of the Potomac. Engineer Brigade.
  • United States Coast Survey.

Created / Published

  • [1863]

Headings

  • -  Rappahannock River Valley (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Rappahannock River Valley (Va.)--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  Fredericksburg Region (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Fredericksburg Region (Va.)--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  Military bridges--Virginia--Rappahannock River--Maps
  • -  Military bridges--Virginia--Fredericksburg Region--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Rappahannock River Valley
  • -  United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg Region

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Also covers Fredericksburg city region.
  • -  Shows "Lines of Gen. Hooker" at Chancellorsville, "Battle field of Gen. Sedgwick" at Salem Church, military bridges, towns, farmsteads with residents' names, wooded areas, and streams.
  • -  Pen-and-ink (black/red) and watercolor (blue).
  • -  Endorsed in ink handwriting on verso on 2 panels: Map of the Rappahannock from Port Royal to Kelly's Ford, showing the crossings of Gen. Hookers army and the ground occupied by our forces in and around Chancellorville [sic].
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  A printed version of this map appears as plate 39, map 2, in the U.S. War Dept.'s: Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies (Washington, G.P.O., 1891-95).
  • -  The area south of Chancellorsville is on a separate linen sheet spliced to the bottom of the main sheet.
  • -  Includes index of military bridge construction sites.
  • -  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 619.6
  • -  Transfer ; LC Manuscript Division; 1936.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 ms. map : col., tracing linen ; on sheet 42 x 88 cm., folded to 18 x 8 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3882.R38S5 1863 .V4

Source Collection

  • Blair family papers

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003630517

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Vernam, John S, Daniel P Woodbury, Henry Washington Benham, United States Army Of The Potomac. Engineer Brigade, and United States Coast Survey. Map of the Rappahannock River fron sic Port Royal to Richards Ferry. [1863] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003630517/.

APA citation style:

Vernam, J. S., Woodbury, D. P., Benham, H. W., United States Army Of The Potomac. Engineer Brigade & United States Coast Survey. (1863) Map of the Rappahannock River fron sic Port Royal to Richards Ferry. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003630517/.

MLA citation style:

Vernam, John S, et al. Map of the Rappahannock River fron sic Port Royal to Richards Ferry. [1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2003630517/>.