Map Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd, 1863.

Title

• Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd, 1863.

Summary

• Illustrates the placement of Union and Confederate forces during the Chancellorsville Campaign of April-May, 1863, culminating in the battle of Chancellorsville fought May 1-4, 1863. This map focuses on the Sunday, May 3rd, action, which is referred to by Sneden as "Second Fredericksburg."

Names

• Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Headings

• -  Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of, 1863
• -  Chancellorsville (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
• -  Fredericksburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
• -  United States--Virginia--Chancellorsville
• -  United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg
• -  Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of

Notes

• -  Marye's Heights is the location mentioned in Sneden's title as "Marie's Heights" and was located above Fredericksburg, Va.
• -  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. 386).

Medium

• 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 22 x 15 cm.

Repository

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

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00022

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