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 File — Box: Oversized Map Drawers C, Folder: (14.c)

Civil War Map #14 [Field map of Orange Court House and vicinity: Orange & Alexandria R.R. from Gordonsville Station south of Orange Court House, north through Rapid Ann and Mitchell Stations] U. S. Army of the Potomac. Office of Surveys and Maps Edition of, 1863, September 21

Dates

  • 1863, September 21

Scope and Contents

Scale: not stated

[Lithograph by J. F. Gedney?]

"Roebling : H.Q. [2nd?] Corps"

Map is extended at the upper right corner with appended manuscript in graphite and brown ink on tracing paper showing points east of Mitchell's Ford on the Rapidan River

Annotated in graphite and brown ink : annotations in graphite west of Orange Court House and North of Rapid Ann [Rapidan] River show corrections : "Map is wrong : this river is only 1 ½ miles South W. of Jackson's Shop" : annotations in graphite and brown ink north and east of Orange Court House show tributaries, roads, rail lines, land marks and residents north to Racoon Ford and east to Culpeper Ford

Encapsulated, backed on paper

Irregular shape : 64 x 87 cm (110 cm where extended)

Field map - U.S. Army of the Potomac - Office of Surveys and Maps - Annotated - Washington A. Roebling

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English