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From: "Doris Mathis" <>
Subject: Civil War Mapmaking
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:59:18 -0600

Civil War Mapmaking
A new Library of Congress www.loc.gov
online collection could let you trace your Civil War ancestor's footsteps
into battle or see whether soldiers dug trenches on his farm. The nation's
top library teamed up with the Library of Virginia www.lva.lib.va.us
and Virginia Historical Society www.vahistorical.org
to post images of nearly 3,000 Civil War maps, charts, atlases and
sketchbooks at http://www.lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps
The Library of Congress' own stash of maps, drawn mostly by Union forces
or northern commercial firms, depict battles (such as Gettysburg), troop
movements and fortifications. The Library of Virginia's 200 maps include
Confederate imprints, printed and manuscript maps, and field maps of
southwestern Virginia. The Virginia Historical Society posted its
Confederate Army Engineer Corps maps, which detail roads, bridges, waterways
and major buildings---and identify farms and plantations by the owners'
names. You'll also find images from the journals of Robert K. Sneden, and
Army of the Potomac mapmaker. His drawings show battle plans and
fortification details.
Search the collection or browse it by title, subject, place or creator.
To view an image, zoom in and click to navigatge; if you have the MrSid
plug-in, you can download the whole map.

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