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Source Description
During the Civil War, daily newspapers used maps to inform their readers about the changing fortunes of an ensuing battle. Representing a Confederate viewpoint, this battle map features the strategic placement of troops, geographic topography, the position of enemy Yankee artillery, principal buildings, roads, and drainage.
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Document identity
localId
xg94j2091
label
Map of the battle ground of Greenbrier River
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
xg94j2091
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the battle ground of Greenbrier River
description
During the Civil War, daily newspapers used maps to inform their readers about the changing fortunes of an ensuing battle. Representing a Confederate viewpoint, this battle map features the strategic placement of troops, geographic topography, the position of enemy Yankee artillery, principal buildings, roads, and drainage.
date
["[1861?]"]
year
1861
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006530
creators
McRae, A. T.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Greenbrier River, Battle of, W. Va., 1861--Maps
Greenbrier River (W. Va.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Greenbrier
North and Central America
United States
West Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
West Virginia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Richmond, Va
publisher
A.T. McRae
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38.5333
schema:longitude
-79.8167
extent
1 map ; 27 x 42 cm.
notes
Confederate imprint.
Gary, Printer, Pearl Street, Richmond, Va.
Sketch map showing Confederate camps and batteries, position of "Yankee artillery," "Gen. Jacksons quars.," "posn. of Genrl. and staff" during engagement, drawings of principal buildings, roads, and drainage.
Description derived from published bibliography.
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no
dcId
xg94j2091
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map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e16d503c825d747d