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Torn in Two: The first major battle of the war occurred July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, an important railroad junction approximately 25 miles west of Washington, DC. This map, published in Richmond, is one of only a few examples of battle maps produced by a commercial publisher within the Confederacy. This relatively simple diagram used pictorial symbols and text to provide a detailed account of the battle. As indicated in the map’s title, the battle was known by various names. The Confederates, who named battles for nearby towns, knew it as the Battle of Manassas. For the Union army, which often named battles for nearby rivers or streams, it was the Battle of Bull Run.
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Document identity
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xg94j217q
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Map of battles on Bull Run, near Manassas, on the line of Fairfax & Prince William Counties, in Virginia, fought between the forces of the Confederate States and of the United States of America
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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xg94j217q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of battles on Bull Run, near Manassas, on the line of Fairfax & Prince William Counties, in Virginia, fought between the forces of the Confederate States and of the United States of America
description
Torn in Two: The first major battle of the war occurred July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, an important railroad junction approximately 25 miles west of Washington, DC. This map, published in Richmond, is one of only a few examples of battle maps produced by a commercial publisher within the Confederacy. This relatively simple diagram used pictorial symbols and text to provide a detailed account of the battle. As indicated in the map’s title, the battle was known by various names. The Confederates, who named battles for nearby towns, knew it as the Battle of Manassas. For the Union army, which often named battles for nearby rivers or streams, it was the Battle of Bull Run.
date
["[1861]"]
year
1861
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006540
creators
Bamberger, Shelomoh, ha-Le?vi
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861--Maps
Manassas (Va.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Manassas
Manassas National Battlefield Park
North and Central America
Prince William (county)
United States
Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Richmond, Va
publisher
West & Johnston
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map ; 19 x 24 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes text.
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no
dcId
xg94j217q
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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592b64013b2d8538