Texas State Archives Map Collection



Reconnaissance of Part of the Rebel Works in Front of Williamsburg, evacuated May 6th, 1862
Date: 1862
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895. Reconnaissance by Lieutenant M.D. McAlester, Lieutenant, and Engineers, May 6, 1862
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: 1 inch = 650 yards
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm
Type of Map: military
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 03287
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

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Description:
Shows the James River, creeks, terrain, roads, buildings, Confederate works, and Union routes and troop positions. 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 XX. 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. 9/17/84

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