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Map Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky. : Major General Don Carlos Buell commanding the U.S. forces, General Braxton Bragg commanding the Confederate forces. October 8th 1862

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Title

  • Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky. : Major General Don Carlos Buell commanding the U.S. forces, General Braxton Bragg commanding the Confederate forces. October 8th 1862

Names

  • Ruger, Edward.
  • Kilp, Anton.
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
  • Julius Bien & Co.

Created / Published

  • [S.l.] : Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1877.

Headings

  • -  Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862.--Maps
  • -  United States--Kentucky--Perryville
  • -  Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky

Notes

  • -  "Authorities: surveys by Edward Ruger and Anton Kilp [and] official reports of officers of both armies."
  • -  "Julius Bien & Co., photo lith."
  • -  Annotated in red and blue to show Union and Confederate positions.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Map gives "position of General Gilbert's corps on the evening of October 7th" and the positions of both the Union and Confederate troops "on the 8th before being brought into action," "while engaged," and "after dark on the evening of the 8th." Roads, the railroad from Lebanon to Stanford, drainage, vegetation, relief by hachures, houses, and the names of residents are also represented.
  • -  This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 228
  • -  Jan. 1913, Libbie, b; April 2004, Map Cataloging Team.
  • -  Civil War project no.: lva00203.
  • -  Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, April 2004.
  • -  Digital image available: 14 x 15.25 in.
  • -  Map accession no. 901 (1913).

Medium

  • 1 map : col., mounted on paper ; 27 x 31 cm. on sheet 36 x 39 cm.

Repository

  • Library of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219-8000 USA vau For copies contact: Archives Research Services.

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Chicago citation style:

Ruger, Edward, Anton Kilp, United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, and Julius Bien & Co. Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky.: Major General Don Carlos Buell commanding the U.S. forces, General Braxton Bragg commanding the Confederate forces. October 8th. [S.l.: Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1877] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000203/.

APA citation style:

Ruger, E., Kilp, A., United States Army. Corps Of Engineers & Julius Bien & Co. (1877) Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky.: Major General Don Carlos Buell commanding the U.S. forces, General Braxton Bragg commanding the Confederate forces. October 8th. [S.l.: Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000203/.

MLA citation style:

Ruger, Edward, et al. Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky.: Major General Don Carlos Buell commanding the U.S. forces, General Braxton Bragg commanding the Confederate forces. October 8th. [S.l.: Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1877] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000203/>.