AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR MAP~NORTHERN VIRGINIA~TENNESSEE ~ GEORGIA CAMPAIGNS-1862-63

Description

Authentic 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.
This map shows fourteen (14) separate engineer surveys or sketches including;
1.- Sketch Second Corps, A. N. Va. Campaign
2.- Battle of Cross Keys, Va.
3.- Confederate and Federal Armies at Franklin, Va.
4.- Defenses of Cleveland, Tenn.
5.- Defenses of Knoxville, Tenn.
6.- Defenses of Loudon, Tenn.
7.- Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn. of Fort Phelps
8.- Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn. Fort Creighton
9.- Battle Field of Chickamauga, Ga. and Vicinity
10-Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn.
11-Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn. Battery Bushnell
12-Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn. Lunette O’Meara
13-Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn. Redoubt Putnam
14-Defenses of Chattanooga, Tenn. Fort Jones
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. NOTE: Maps will be packaged in a 3 ply “extra strength” round cylinder securely fastened at both ends.
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 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
This map measures 18 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches and is in excellent condition with only minor discoloring along the single fold line (as issued). Edges and corners are sharp and no other discoloration (see scans). This map is MUCH SHARPER then appear in the scans.
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