Original CIVIL WAR map SIEGE YORKTOWN VIRGINIA Williamsburg PENINSULA CAMPAIGN

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Original CIVIL WAR map of the SIEGE of YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA as well as Williamsburg during McClellan's PENINSULA CAMPAIGN in 1862, from the 1891 Atlas of Union and CONFEDERATE Records of the Civil War
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SEE PHOTO-----COMPLETE, ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR MAP,
from the 1st volume of the ATLAS to ACCOMPANY the OFFICIAL RECORDS of the UNION and CONFEDERATE ARMIES.
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This large map actually contains two  maps in all, both being related to the Peninsula campaign of 1862, with detailed looks at the shoreline and troop dispositions around Yorktown and Williamsburg.
Perfect for framing and display, this beautiful piece measures 29" X 18" and would look GREAT hanging with any fine CIVIL WAR collection!
The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line. McClellan suspended his march up the Peninsula toward Richmond and settled in for siege operations.
On April 5, the IV Corps of Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes made initial contact with Confederate defensive works at Lee's Mill, an area McClellan expected to move through without resistance. Magruder's ostentatious movement of troops back and forth convinced the Union that his works were strongly held. As the two armies fought an artillery duel, reconnaissance indicated to Keyes the strength and breadth of the Confederate fortifications, and he advised McClellan against assaulting them. McClellan ordered the construction of siege fortifications and brought his heavy siege guns to the front. In the meantime, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston brought reinforcements for Magruder.
On April 16, Union forces probed a point in the Confederate line at Dam No. 1. The Union failed to exploit the initial success of this attack, however. This lost opportunity held up McClellan for two additional weeks while he tried to convince the U.S. Navy to bypass the Confederates' big guns at Yorktown and Gloucester Point and ascend the York River to West Point and outflank the Warwick Line. McClellan planned a massive bombardment for dawn on May 5, but the Confederate army slipped away during the night of May 3 toward Williamsburg.
The battle took place near the site of the 1781 Siege of Yorktown.
Very Good Condition, with mild edge wear.
This listing includes the complete entire original map.
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