AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR MAP ~ PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN - 1862

Description

Authentic Civil War map as part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (also referred to as the War of the Rebellion Atlas) was published as a companion piece to the Official Records of the American Civil War. This map was derived from materials generated by both Union and Confederate military personnel during the American Civil War.  This Atlas of the war of the Rebellion shows Union and Confederate armies by actual surveys by the Union and Confederate engineers, and approved by the officers in command.
Map shows seven (7) separate engineer surveys including;
OPERATION OF JEB STUART CAVALRY BRIGADE
BATTLEFIELD OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN
BATTLEFILED OF MANASSAS
BATTLEFIELD OF BULL RUN
FIELD OPERATION, ARMY OF VIRGINIA
ARMY OF VIRGINIA POSITION OF TROOPS (2)
The Atlas was published by the United States Department of War in 1895. It features maps of engagements large and small including Gettysburg, the Siege of Vicksburg, Shiloh and the various epochs of the Atlanta campaign.
Map shows troop locations, roads, railroads, canals, bridges, cities, towns, settlements, military posts and fortifications, vegetation, and swamps. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale varies.
This map is in lithographed color, primarily green, blue, and brown, with the Union Army positions in blue and Confederate positions shown in red. City views are sepia-tone lithographs made from actual photos. These are some really attractive maps and prints that also frame beautifully.
This Official Historical Record of the Civil War was never openly sold, but distributed only to Federal Depositories, University Libraries, Public Museums, various Public & Semi-Public Concerns, And of Which Fewer Than 1000 Complete Atlases Remain.
All maps measures 18 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches and are in good condition with only minor foxing and discoloring along the single fold line (as issued). Bottom corners have some light bends (see scans). These map are MUCH SHARPER then appear in the scans. NOTE: Maps will be packaged in a 3 ply “extra strength” round cylinder securely fastened at both ends.
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