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Map Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac and James against Richmond, May 4th, 1864 to April 9th, 1865 : including battlefields of the Wilderness, Totopotomoy, North Anna, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the movements north of the James River, Siege of Petersburg, battlefields of Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Farmville & Appomatox Court House, as also the routes of march of the opposing armies

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Title

  • Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac and James against Richmond, May 4th, 1864 to April 9th, 1865 : including battlefields of the Wilderness, Totopotomoy, North Anna, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the movements north of the James River, Siege of Petersburg, battlefields of Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Farmville & Appomatox Court House, as also the routes of march of the opposing armies

Names

  • United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers
  • United States. Army of the Potomac
  • United States. Army of the James

Created / Published

  • [Washington : s.n., 1867?]

Headings

  • -  Fortification--Virginia--Maps
  • -  Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia

Genre

  • Atlases

Notes

  • -  Shows fortifications and troop movement.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Some sheets have the map title, border, and names of the surveyor added.
  • -  LC copy: Unbound. Sun print with red, blue and black pen-and-ink and pencil annotations. Mounted on cloth.
  • -  Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 517

Medium

  • 1 atlas ([1] leaf, <17> sheets) : photocopies ; 70 x 42 cm. or smaller, in portfolio 94 x 56 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1291.S5 U5 1867

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • map65000537

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States War Department. Corps Of Engineers, United States Army Of The Potomac, and United States Army Of The James. Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac and James against Richmond, May 4th,to April 9th, 1865: including battlefields of the Wilderness, Totopotomoy, North Anna, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the movements north of the James River, Siege of Petersburg, battlefields of Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Farmville & Appomatox Court House, as also the routes of march of the opposing armies. [Washington: s.n., ?, 1867] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/map65000537/.

APA citation style:

United States War Department. Corps Of Engineers, United States Army Of The Potomac & United States Army Of The James. (1867) Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac and James against Richmond, May 4th,to April 9th, 1865: including battlefields of the Wilderness, Totopotomoy, North Anna, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the movements north of the James River, Siege of Petersburg, battlefields of Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Farmville & Appomatox Court House, as also the routes of march of the opposing armies. [Washington: s.n., ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/map65000537/.

MLA citation style:

United States War Department. Corps Of Engineers, United States Army Of The Potomac, and United States Army Of The James. Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac and James against Richmond, May 4th,to April 9th, 1865: including battlefields of the Wilderness, Totopotomoy, North Anna, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the movements north of the James River, Siege of Petersburg, battlefields of Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Farmville & Appomatox Court House, as also the routes of march of the opposing armies. [Washington: s.n., ?, 1867] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/map65000537/>.