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Map Region embraced in the operations of the armies against Richmond and Petersburg

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Title

  • Region embraced in the operations of the armies against Richmond and Petersburg

Names

  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
  • Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881

Created / Published

  • Philada., Bowen & Co. lith., 1865.

Headings

  • -  Fortification--Virginia--Richmond Region--Maps
  • -  Fortification--Virginia--Petersburg Region--Maps
  • -  Landowners--Virginia--Richmond Region--Maps
  • -  Landowners--Virginia--Petersburg Region--Maps
  • -  Richmond Region (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Petersburg Region (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Richmond Region
  • -  United States--Virginia--Petersburg Region

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  From 39th Cong., 1st Sess. [1862]-Report of the Chief Engineer, U.S.A. No. 12.
  • -  "Authorities. North of James & Appomattox from photograph map captured from the enemy. South of Do. from surveys of Col. N. Michler, Corps of Engineers."
  • -  Union works are colored red and Confederate works are blue. Map includes roads, railroads, towns, street patterns of Petersburg, Richmond, and Manchester, drainage, relief by hachures, and houses and names of residents in outlying areas.
  • -  Another copy is in the Samuel P. Heintzelman papers, Manuscript Division, L.C., container no. 11 (in poor condition)
  • -  Scale 1:80,000.
  • -  Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 644

Medium

  • 1 map, hand col., 82 x 62 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3884.R5S5 1865 .U5
  • G3884.R5S5 1865 .U5 Copy 2. Imperfect: pieces missing from lower left and right corners.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99448332

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, and N Michler. Region embraced in the operations of the armies against Richmond and Petersburg. Philada., Bowen & Co. lith, 1865. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99448332/.

APA citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers & Michler, N. (1865) Region embraced in the operations of the armies against Richmond and Petersburg. Philada., Bowen & Co. lith. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99448332/.

MLA citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, and N Michler. Region embraced in the operations of the armies against Richmond and Petersburg. Philada., Bowen & Co. lith, 1865. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/99448332/>.