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Map Plan of the battle of Five Forks, Va., April 1st 1865 : fought by 5th Army corps Genl Warren.

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Title

  • Plan of the battle of Five Forks, Va., April 1st 1865 : fought by 5th Army corps Genl Warren.

Summary

  • This map depicts the Five Forks area of Dinwiddie County, Va., where Confederate forces under Gen. George E. Pickett tried to hold off the Union advance on Petersburg and the important South Side Railroad. Included are Hatcher's Run, the Appomattox River, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Court House, and the Weldon Railroad.
  • Union forces involved included Warren's Fifth Corps infantry and Sheridan's cavalry. Accused by Sheridan of insubordination and failure to cooperate, Warren was removed from command during the height of battle.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [1862-1865]

Headings

  • -  Warren, Gouverneur Kemble,--1830-1882
  • -  Sheridan, Philip Henry,--1831-1888
  • -  United States.--Army of the Potomac.--Corps, 5th
  • -  Five Forks, Battle of, Va., 1865--Maps
  • -  Dinwiddie County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Dinwiddie County
  • -  Five Forks, Battle of, Va

Notes

  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
  • -  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, Richmond, Va.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. , p. ).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 29.5 x 19 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 Five Forks, Va., April 1st: fought by 5th Army corps Genl Warren. [to 1865, 1865] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00235/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1865) Plan of the battle of Five Forks, Va., April 1st: fought by 5th Army corps Genl Warren. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00235/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the battle of Five Forks, Va., April 1st: fought by 5th Army corps Genl Warren. [to 1865, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00235/>.