Map Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, [1865-1879].


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Title
Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, [1865-1879].
Contributor Names
United States. War Department.
Townsend, C. McD. (Curtis McDonald), 1856-1941.
Created / Published
[Washington : Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1879]
Subject Headings
-  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
-  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Maps
-  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields--Maps
-  Fortification--United States--History--19th century--Maps
-  Military maps
-  United States
Notes
-  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 100
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
-  Relief shown by hachures and spot heights on some maps. Depths shown by contours on some maps.
-  Title from cover (on mounted label).
-  Maps dated from 1865 to 1879.
-  Bound collection of maps presented to the Library of Congress by Col. C.M. Townsend on October 22, 1940. Collection includes a map of "Central Virginia showing Lieut. Gen'l. U.S. Grant's campaign and marches of the armies under his command in 1864-5," and maps of the battles and/or fortifications at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, Columbus, Forts Henry and Donelson, Drainsville, Blakely, Carnifex Ferry, Nashville, Spanish Fort, Logan's Cross Roads, Cumberland Gap, Perryville, Pea Ridge, Williamsburg, Shiloh, Roanoke Island, Fort Fisher, Belmont, Iuka, Knoxville, Harpers Ferry, Gauley Bridge, Corinth, Big Black River Bridge, and Hagerstown, Funkstown, Williamsport, and Falling Waters, Maryland.
-  For table of contents see C. E. Le Gear's A list of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress (Washington, Library of Congress, 1973), v. 7, no. 10675.
-  LC copy imperfect: Front cover and some sheets torn apart from spine, title partly illegible on label.
-  LC copy annotated in lead pencil to show title information and paginations.
Medium
1 atlas (1 v. (unpaged)) : 27 maps (some col., some folded) ; 61 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G1201.S5 U53 1879
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701sm.gcw0100000
Library of Congress Control Number
2009581114
Online Format
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Description
LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 100 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights on some maps. Depths shown by contours on some maps. Title from cover (on mounted label). Maps dated from 1865 to 1879. Bound collection of maps presented to the Library of Congress by Col. C.M. Townsend on October 22, 1940. Collection includes a map of "Central Virginia showing Lieut. Gen'l. U.S. Grant's campaign and marches of the armies under his command in 1864-5," and maps of the battles and/or fortifications at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, Columbus, Forts Henry and Donelson, Drainsville, Blakely, Carnifex Ferry, Nashville, Spanish Fort, Logan's Cross Roads, Cumberland Gap, Perryville, Pea Ridge, Williamsburg, Shiloh, Roanoke Island, Fort Fisher, Belmont, Iuka, Knoxville, Harpers Ferry, Gauley Bridge, Corinth, Big Black River Bridge, and Hagerstown, Funkstown, Williamsport, and Falling Waters, Maryland. For table of contents see C. E. Le Gear's A list of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress (Washington, Library of Congress, 1973), v. 7, no. 10675. LC copy imperfect: Front cover and some sheets torn apart from spine, title partly illegible on label. LC copy annotated in lead pencil to show title information and paginations.
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United States War Department, and C. Mcd Townsend. [Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, 1865 to 1879]. [Washington: Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1879] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581114/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

APA citation style:

United States War Department & Townsend, C. M. (1879) [Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, 1865 to 1879]. [Washington: Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581114/.

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United States War Department, and C. Mcd Townsend. [Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, 1865 to 1879]. [Washington: Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1879] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581114/>.