Civil War maps
- Publication/Creation:
- [Washington D.C.] : Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, [[1999?]-
- Format:
- Map
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Civil War maps / Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
- Variant Titles:
- HTML Source title: Civil War maps collection
At head of title: American memory, Library of Congress
American memory : historical collections for the National Digital Library
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- Additional Author/Creators:
- Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century--Maps
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- The Civil War Map collection of the Geography and Map Division consists of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal,and theater-of-war maps which depict troop activities and fortifications during the Civil War. Part of this selection contains maps by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss, a topographical engineer in the Confederate Army. Hotchkiss made detailed battle maps that were used by Generals Lee and Jackson. This selection also includes maps that depict General Sherman's military campaigns in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Most of the items presented here are documented in Civil War Maps: An Annotated List of Maps and Atlases in the Library of Congress compiled by Richard W. Stephenson in 1989.
- Language:
- English
- Technical Note:
- Mode of access: Internet.
- General Note:
- Title from opening screen as viewed on December 4, 2002.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990001490190302486
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