Texas State Archives Map Collection



Map of the Ground of Occupation and Defense of the Division of the U.S. Army in Virginia in Command of Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, and Defenses of Washington
Date: 1861
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895. Topographical survey by the Party in charge of H.L. Whiting, Assistant U.S. Coast Survey.
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: 1 inch = 3/4 st. miles
Size: 42 cm x 41 cm
Type of Map: military
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 03231
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

Map of the Ground of Occupation and Defense of the Division of the U.S. Army in Virginia in Command of Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, and Defenses of Washington Image:
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Description:
[Pub., cont.] ... Field survey by F.W. Dorr and C. Rockwell, U.S.C.S., in June and July, 1861 Shows rivers, creeks, contour lines, terrain, cities, towns, buildings, roads, railroads, forts, troop encampments, and other defenses. This map is part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, compiled by Captain Calvin D. Cowles, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891-1895, plate VI. Title page, table of contents, and index to maps in the atlas are filed under map #3209. A reprint of this atlas can be found in the Archive's Texana book collection. 9/11/84

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