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Map Sketch of the eastern part of the U.S., showing territorial extent of the rebellion at different epochs during the war for its suppression : also--marching routes of the U.S. forces, localities & dates of the more important conflicts--districts of coast returned under the control of the U.S., etc. & etc

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Title

  • Sketch of the eastern part of the U.S., showing territorial extent of the rebellion at different epochs during the war for its suppression : also--marching routes of the U.S. forces, localities & dates of the more important conflicts--districts of coast returned under the control of the U.S., etc. & etc

Names

  • United States Coast Survey
  • Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891

Created / Published

  • 1862.

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Territorial questions--Maps
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Map
  • -  United States

Genre

  • Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Shows areas occupied by the U.S. forces at several times during the early Civil War using blue, green, and red boundary lines.
  • -  Covers the U.S. westward to approx. 95°W latitude.
  • -  Relief shown by shading.
  • -  Assumed to have been drawn as a preliminary sketch for the printed map "Historical sketch of the rebellion", published by the U.S. Coast Survey in May 1862.
  • -  Pen-and-ink (black and several colors), blue watercolor (for bodies of water), brown watercolor (for relief shading), and lead-pencil additions.
  • -  Accompanied by handwritten letter of transfer from the librarian of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor to Philip Lee Phillips (LC), dated Apr. 24, 1911.
  • -  Includes note handwritten in ink at lower right: First project of "Rebellion Sketch", keep[?] J.E.H.
  • -  Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 36
  • -  Transfer; U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor; Apr. 24, 1911.

Medium

  • 1 ms. map : col., cloth backing ; 49 x 40 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.S5 1862 .U5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009584366

Online Format

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United States Coast Survey, and J. E Hilgard. Sketch of the eastern part of the U.S., showing territorial extent of the rebellion at different epochs during the war for its suppression: also--marching routes of the U.S. forces, localities & dates of the more important conflicts--districts of coast returned under the control of the U.S., etc. & etc. 1862. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009584366/.

APA citation style:

United States Coast Survey & Hilgard, J. E. (1862) Sketch of the eastern part of the U.S., showing territorial extent of the rebellion at different epochs during the war for its suppression: also--marching routes of the U.S. forces, localities & dates of the more important conflicts--districts of coast returned under the control of the U.S., etc. & etc. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009584366/.

MLA citation style:

United States Coast Survey, and J. E Hilgard. Sketch of the eastern part of the U.S., showing territorial extent of the rebellion at different epochs during the war for its suppression: also--marching routes of the U.S. forces, localities & dates of the more important conflicts--districts of coast returned under the control of the U.S., etc. & etc. 1862. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2009584366/>.