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In pursuing Scott’s broad geographic objectives, Union armies made substantial progress in blockading the southeastern coastline and occupying the Mississippi River. This tactic created an economic hardship by greatly diminishing commerce with Europe. With control of the Mississippi Valley, they split the Confederacy, cutting off supply routes particularly from Texas and Arkansas. In order to demonstrate the progress of this strategy, the U.S. Coast Survey published at least seven maps with the same title, “Historical Sketch of the Rebellion,“ each delineating Union military progress. By early 1864, the North had gained control of the entire Mississippi River Valley, blocked most southern ports, and had occupied much of the Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia coastal areas.
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ww72bn93b
label
Historical sketch of the rebellion
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map
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1
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ww72bn93b
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Historical sketch of the rebellion
description
In pursuing Scott’s broad geographic objectives, Union armies made substantial progress in blockading the southeastern coastline and occupying the Mississippi River. This tactic created an economic hardship by greatly diminishing commerce with Europe. With control of the Mississippi Valley, they split the Confederacy, cutting off supply routes particularly from Texas and Arkansas. In order to demonstrate the progress of this strategy, the U.S. Coast Survey published at least seven maps with the same title, “Historical Sketch of the Rebellion,“ each delineating Union military progress. By early 1864, the North had gained control of the entire Mississippi River Valley, blocked most southern ports, and had occupied much of the Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia coastal areas.
date
["[1864]"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006854
creators
Lindenkohl, H. (Henry)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
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pageCount
1
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pubPlace
[S.l.]
publisher
Office of the U.S. Coast Survey
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : col. ; 47 x 45 cm.
notes
Limit of loyal states in July, 1861, limit of territory controlled by U.S. forces July 31st 1863, [and] limit of territory gained from July 31st 1863 to Jan. 1st 1864 indicated by colored lines. Small ships denote the extent of the naval blockade.
"Population census 1860" in the lower right corner.
See also Civil War Maps entry nos. 34, 35, 36, 39, 40 and 40.1.
Description derived from published bibliography.
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ww72bn93b
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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972ee7867fabdd40