Map of the Rappahannock River fron [sic] Port Royal to Richards Ferry

Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Fredericksburg city region. Shows "Lines of Gen. Hooker" at Chancellorsville, "Battle field of Gen. Sedgwick" at Salem Church, military bridges, towns, farmsteads with residents' names, wooded areas, and streams. Pen-and-ink (black/red)...

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Fredericksburg Region (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Maps
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Rappahannock River Valley (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Maps
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Summary:Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Fredericksburg city region. Shows "Lines of Gen. Hooker" at Chancellorsville, "Battle field of Gen. Sedgwick" at Salem Church, military bridges, towns, farmsteads with residents' names, wooded areas, and streams. Pen-and-ink (black/red) and watercolor (blue). Endorsed in ink handwriting on verso on 2 panels: Map of the Rappahannock from Port Royal to Kelly's Ford, showing the crossings of Gen. Hookers army and the ground occupied by our forces in and around Chancellorville [sic]. Oriented with north toward the upper left. A printed version of this map appears as plate 39, map 2, in the U.S. War Dept.'s: Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies (Washington, G.P.O., 1891-95). The area south of Chancellorsville is on a separate linen sheet spliced to the bottom of the main sheet. Includes index of military bridge construction sites. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 619.6 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Transfer ; LC Manuscript Division; 1936. Vault