Top of page

Notice
Tuesday, January 27, 2026: Due to inclement weather, all Library of Congress buildings are closed to the public.

Map Skirmish at Auburn, Virginia, Octr. 14th 1863

View Enlarged Image

About this Item

Title

  • Skirmish at Auburn, Virginia, Octr. 14th 1863

Summary

  • This map depicts a minor skirmish near Catlett's Station, Fauquier County, Va., part of the Bristoe Campaign. Union forces, including the 20th Indiana, 3rd Maine, and 40th New York regiments, are arrayed on a hill overlooking Cedar Run, opposed by forces under the command of A. P. Hill and including Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry battalion, located across the Groveton Road.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [1863-1865]

Headings

  • -  Catlett's Station (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Fauquier County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations
  • -  United States--Virginia--Fauquier County
  • -  United States--Virginia--Catlett's Station

Notes

  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this scrapbook 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 Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1 p. 263).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 18.5 x 25 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. Skirmish at Auburn, Virginia, Octr. 14th. [to 1865, 1863] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00301/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) Skirmish at Auburn, Virginia, Octr. 14th. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00301/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Skirmish at Auburn, Virginia, Octr. 14th. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00301/>.