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Torn in Two: This schematic map illustrates the nature of newspaper maps and their role in helping to inform the public of the progress of the war. Published on the front page of The New York Times ten days after the battle, it accompanied an extensive article about the Battle of Balls Bluff, which occurred on the banks of the Potomac River a few miles west of Washington, DC. What was supposed to be a diversionary maneuver while a larger Union force moved against Confederate troops encamped near Leesburg, Virginia, resulted in a disastrous retreat for Union troops, including both the Massachusetts 15th and 20th Regiments. The lack of good topographic information, which is almost totally lacking in this quickly prepared diagram, contributed to their defeat.
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Document identity
localId
kk91fq151
label
Diagram of the Battle of Ball's Bluff
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
kk91fq151
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Diagram of the Battle of Ball's Bluff
description
Torn in Two: This schematic map illustrates the nature of newspaper maps and their role in helping to inform the public of the progress of the war. Published on the front page of The New York Times ten days after the battle, it accompanied an extensive article about the Battle of Balls Bluff, which occurred on the banks of the Potomac River a few miles west of Washington, DC. What was supposed to be a diversionary maneuver while a larger Union force moved against Confederate troops encamped near Leesburg, Virginia, resulted in a disastrous retreat for Union troops, including both the Massachusetts 15th and 20th Regiments. The lack of good topographic information, which is almost totally lacking in this quickly prepared diagram, contributed to their defeat.
date
["1861"]
year
1861
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_007133
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861--Maps
Leesburg (Va.)--Maps
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Balls Bluff Regional Park
Leesburg
Loudoun (county)
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
county
Loudoun
city
Leesburg
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
[s.n.]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
39.1
schema:longitude
-77.55
extent
1 map ; 18 x 14 cm on sheet 53 x 38 cm.
notes
Newspaper map depicting the Battle of Ball's Bluff, in which the Union Army suffered a devestating loss.
Appears in The New York Times, Thursday, October 31, 1861.
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no
dcId
kk91fq151
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2142c07d71d7d04e