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One of the geographic strategies for both armies was the capture of the other's capital. Washington, DC, was situated precariously on the Potomac River, sandwiched between Maryland, a slave state which did not secede, and Virginia, one of the last slave states to secede. As a primary defense, Union troops constructed an extensive ring of earthen forts around the city. Richmond, which became the Confederate capital in mid-1861, was situated less than 100 miles south of Washington, DC. Confederate troops also fortified Richmond with a ring of forts, as depicted on this map published in Boston. As a reminder to a northern audience that Richmond was the target, the publisher placed a series of concentric rings around the city.
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xg94j245w
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A complete map of Richmond and its fortifications within a circle of 12 miles showing the numerous forts, batteries and the range of their fire
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map
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1
Source metadata
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xg94j245w
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A complete map of Richmond and its fortifications within a circle of 12 miles showing the numerous forts, batteries and the range of their fire
description
One of the geographic strategies for both armies was the capture of the other's capital. Washington, DC, was situated precariously on the Potomac River, sandwiched between Maryland, a slave state which did not secede, and Virginia, one of the last slave states to secede. As a primary defense, Union troops constructed an extensive ring of earthen forts around the city. Richmond, which became the Confederate capital in mid-1861, was situated less than 100 miles south of Washington, DC. Confederate troops also fortified Richmond with a ring of forts, as depicted on this map published in Boston. As a reminder to a northern audience that Richmond was the target, the publisher placed a series of concentric rings around the city.
date
["[1863]"]
year
1863
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006570
creators
William H. Forbes & Company
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fortification--Virginia--Richmond--Maps
Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
Richmond
United States
Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
city
Richmond
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
W.H. Forbes & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
37.55
schema:longitude
-77.45
extent
1 map ; 60 x 45 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows radial distances in mile increments from the city of Richmond.
"As a guide to note the approach of the Federal army, this map is invaluable, as the plan of its fortifications is taken from a correct drawing of a Southern engineer, who recently escaped to Europe."
Description derived from published bibliography.
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xg94j245w
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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