Texas State Archives Map Collection



Sketch Showing Route of the Burnside Expedition
Date: 1862
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895.
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: none given
Size: 21 cm x 10 cm
Type of Map: military
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 03400
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

Sketch Showing Route of the Burnside Expedition Image:
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Description:
Shows islands in Palmico and Allsmarle Sounds along the North Carolina Coast, bays, creeks, terrain, the route of the Burnside expedition, and Confederate defenses. This map accompanies the report of Major General J.G. Foster, C.S. Army. This map and report are 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 XL. 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. 10/1/84

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