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  1. This presentation contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks that are held within the Geography and Map Division, 200 maps from the Library of Virginia, and 400 maps from the Virginia Historical Society.

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    Battle fields of Virginia
    Battlefield of Virginia

    Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, othe...

    Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
    Poole Brothers
    - Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
    - United States--Virginia
    - "Poole Bros., Engr's, Chicago"--lower left corner.
    - Relief shown by hachures.
    - Letters and numbers on border of map suggest an index is meant to accompany map. This library lacks index. |5 VIC
    - Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
  2. Sep 7, 2022 · The largest city in the South at the time of the war, New Orleans provided thousands of troops and supplies to the Confederate cause. The city’s location at the mouth of the Mississippi River made it a strategic port for both the Union and Confederate militaries. During the antebellum years, New Orleans grew rapidly to be one of the liveliest ...

  3. These maps provide extraordinary and detailed perspectives on battlefields in Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, and other states. View them here "Gilmer Maps" In 2005, we announced several new additions to American Memory's online Civil War map database.

  4. May 4, 2017 · Experience Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia during the summer of 1864. Our collection of animated maps bring battles of the American Civil War to life, complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.

  5. The American Battlefield Trust's map of the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. In a sweeping defeat of British forces, the Battle of New Orleans was a victory that would boost American nationalism after the War of 1812 and be forever enshrined in American memory.

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  7. Feb 16, 2024 · The Library's map collection includes over 200 maps related to the Civil War. These include maps accompanying a report to the governor of Virginia; maps published in Confederate imprints; a variety of printed and manuscript maps, mostly of Virginia areas; and a small group of field maps of southwestern Virginia found in books belonging to ...