Top of page

Notice
Special holiday hours in effect, December 2025 through January 2026. More information.

Map Map shewing [sic] retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White Oak Swamp, Va. : the position of Army after crossing morning of 30th June 1862, 7 a.m.

View Enlarged Image

About this Item

Title

  • Map shewing [sic] retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White Oak Swamp, Va. : the position of Army after crossing morning of 30th June 1862, 7 a.m.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [1861-1865]

Headings

  • -  White Oak Swamp, Battle of, Va., 1862
  • -  Henrico County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Henrico County
  • -  United States--Virginia--White Oak Swamp
  • -  White Oak Swamp, Battle of, Va

Notes

  • -  Bottom margin: "The swamp was 8 miles long and 3 miles wide."
  • -  Key across the bottom margin indicates the symbols for positions of the Union and Confederate armies, including infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Farms, homes, and churches are included as well as all major roads and waterways.
  • -  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. 3, p. 117).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 19 x 16 cm.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map shewing sic retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White Oak Swamp, Va.: the position of Army after crossing morning of 30th June , 7 a.m. [to 1865, 1862] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00033/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1862) Map shewing sic retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White Oak Swamp, Va.: the position of Army after crossing morning of 30th June , 7 a.m. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00033/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map shewing sic retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White Oak Swamp, Va.: the position of Army after crossing morning of 30th June , 7 a.m. [to 1865, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00033/>.