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    "localId": "xg94j217q",
    "label": "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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    "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,
    "citationUrl": "https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:xg94j217q",
    "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"
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    "country": "United States",
    "state": "Virginia",
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    "pubPlace": "Richmond, Va",
    "publisher": "West & Johnston"
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