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Map Sketch of manoeuvers [sic] on Antietam and Sharpsburg Maryland : Septr 16-17th 1862.

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Title

  • Sketch of manoeuvers [sic] on Antietam and Sharpsburg Maryland : Septr 16-17th 1862.

Summary

  • Shows the area from Harper's Ferry, W. Va., west to Frederick, Md., and the position of Confederate forces under R. E. Lee and Union forces under McClellen. The map also shows Hagerstown, Md., south to the Potomac River. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is also indicated.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [1862-1865]

Headings

  • -  Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862--Maps
  • -  Antietam (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Maryland--Antietam
  • -  Antietam, Battle of, Md

Notes

  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  Larger version of the same map is located on page 862.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 3, p. 858).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 15.5 x 9.5 cm.

Repository

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

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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Sketch of manoeuvers sic on Antietam and Sharpsburg Maryland: Septr 16-17th. [to 1865, 1862] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00117/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1862) Sketch of manoeuvers sic on Antietam and Sharpsburg Maryland: Septr 16-17th. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00117/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Sketch of manoeuvers sic on Antietam and Sharpsburg Maryland: Septr 16-17th. [to 1865, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00117/>.