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 File — Box: Oversized Map Drawers C, Folder: (24.c)

Civil War Map #24 Map of battle-grounds of August 28th, 29th & 30th, in vicinity of Groveton, Prince William County, Va. / made by the authority of[...] G.W. McCrary, Secretary of War,, [circa 1878]

Dates

  • [circa 1878]

Scope and Contents

At head of title : Engineer Department, U.S. Army, Bvt. Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys ... "

Engineer Department, U.S. Army

Scale : 3 inches to 1 mile

"Surveyed in June 1878 by Major Gen. G. K. Warren, Major of the Engineers, U. S. A., assisted by Capt. J. A. Judson, C. E .... and H. D. Garden, C. E."

"Note - There will be a descriptive memoir, and a sheet exhibiting hill topography to accompany this map"

"Official copy, G.K. Warren ... "

Notation in graphite at margin: "Map showing the route of various Corps at 2d Battle of Bull Run used in the Fitz John Porter Trial in 1878 or 9. Red is McDowell, blue Fitz John Porter"

Annotated in graphite and red and blue colored pencil : annotations in graphite are Washington Roebling's comments on the battle

Encapsulated

65 x 78 cm

Battlefield map - 2nd Battle of Bull Run - Engineer Department, U.S. Army - G.K. Warren - Washington A. Roebling

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English