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Map Plan of the Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia : fought 7th Nov. 1863 by 3rd Army Corps Gen. W. H. French U.S.A.

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Title

  • Plan of the Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia : fought 7th Nov. 1863 by 3rd Army Corps Gen. W. H. French U.S.A.

Summary

  • In this detailed view of Kellysville and Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock River, Sneden shows the placement of Union regiments in a semicircle to the east of town, and the opposing Confederate units in the town itself. Also indicated are the locations of various field fortifications and the difficulties experienced by a terrain that included heavy woods and swamps.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1863-1865]

Headings

  • -  French, William Henry,--1815-1881
  • -  Kelly's Ford, Battle of, Va., 1863--Maps
  • -  Culpeper County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Fauquier County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Culpeper County
  • -  United States--Virginia--Fauquier County
  • -  Kelly's Ford, Battle of, Va

Notes

  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  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. 4, p. 952).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 14.5 x 14 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. Plan of the Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia: fought 7th Nov.by 3rd Army Corps Gen. W. H. French U.S.A. [S.l., to 1865, 1863] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00166/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) Plan of the Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia: fought 7th Nov.by 3rd Army Corps Gen. W. H. French U.S.A. [S.l., to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00166/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia: fought 7th Nov.by 3rd Army Corps Gen. W. H. French U.S.A. [S.l., to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00166/>.