Original Antique Folio CSA US Civil War Map PETERSBURG Virginia VA July 1864

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Original Antique Folio CSA US Civil War Map PETERSBURG Virginia VA July 1864:
$139.00

Original Plate of \"The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,\" Published the by the Resolution of the U.S. Congress of May 19. 1864, to serve as\"The Official Historical Record of The Civil War, to be Accompanied by an Atlas of Battles,Troop Positions,Skirmishes, and Topography.\" The Atlas was never openly sold, and only distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, and various Public Institutions. Of the only 10,000 Published, less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on any Home or Office Wall.

Map of 1864 Operationsand Line of Forces at Petersburg
July 28, 29, & 30, 1864

\"Engineering Department, Headquarters of The Army of The Potomac, July 28th, 1864.\"
\"Plan Showing Part of the Line of the U.S. Forces on July 29th, 1864.\"
\"Sketch Explanatory of the Positions and Operations of the Artillery of The Army of The Potomac, July 39, 1864, To Accompany the Report of Brig. Gen. H.J. Hunt, Chief of Artillery.\"
\"Reconnaissance Beyond the Chickahominy at Bottom\'s and Railroad Bridges, May 21, 1862. Made by Lieuts. Comstock and McAlester.\"
Union Forces in Blue. Confederate Forces in Red.

Original PlateLXIV (#64) of the 175 Plates of The Official Folio Historical Record of The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Ordered by Act of Congress in 1864; Entered into The Library of Congress; and Published by theU.S.Publishing Office, Containingall Battle Maps, Field Reports, Correspondence, TroopPositions, Skirmishes, Coastal Surveys, Naval Battles, and Topography during the Four Years of the War - Theundertakingof Accumulating and Assembling The Atlas taking over 30 years to complete.
Part 13. Plate LXIV.
Original PlateLXIV (#64) of the 175 Published.
Original 1893. 123-yrs-old.
Intricate Detail. Julius Bien Engraved.
Map is inVery Good/Good condition. Nosoiling, marks, or writings.No foxing.Nomnalfraying along edges.Slight wrinkle along fold indentation. Single fold as issued.Not a Reproduction. OriginalLithograph Engraved by Julius Bienfor the \"The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies;\" Commissioned by Resolution of Congress May 19, 1864, in accordance to serve asThe OfficialHistoricalRecord of the War. The Atlas was Never Publicly Sold, with only 10,000Volumnes being Exclusively Distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums,& Various Public Institutions. The Atlas Entered the Public Domain when the Atlases were withdrawn from Libraries and Other Federal Depositories over the pastCentury. Only 10,000 Published, and Less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Impressive On Any
Home or Office Wall
Dimensions: 19\" x 29.5\"
So Large It Makes Itself the Conversation of Any Room

Map Shows Citizens\' Homes & Farms, Churches, Railroads, Taverns, Cotton Mills, & Many Other Landmarks:
A Few of the Homes, Farms, Depots, Forts, Mills, Churches, & Other Landmarks located on the Map: Home and farms of Chiswell, Holton, McKenzie, Gregory, Clarke, Durin, Mayro, Page, Gibbon, Shands, Avery, Bradley\'s, Mrs. Carterk, Farm House, Bottom\'s Bridge, Southall Far, Blandford, Petersburg and Norfolk Railroad, Prince George Court House Road, Fort 9 Guns, Hare, Appomattox River, General Burnside\'s Headquarters, Chimneys, Barns, Taylor home, Mine, Rebel Line of Defenses, Cemetery, Bridge, Battery & Artillery Units, Petersburg and City Point Railroad,, and many others.
(If you areinterestedin anyparticular family names, homes, farms, or otherlandmarks shown on the map, email me the name or landmark, and I will look to see if it on the map.)
Great for Genealogy & Family History as Map Shows Towns &Landmarks during the War; Some of Which No Longer Exist Today.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History.
The Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies was Commissionedwith Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1864, by which Adjt. General E.D. Townsend was Appointed Directorship of the Collection and Preparation of the Atlas, which was ultimately Completed and Published in 35 Parts in Sets of Five Lithographic Plates by the U.S. Government Publishing Office between 1891-1895. The 175 Plate Volume dedicated to Preserving a Historical Record of the War, each Map portraying a wealth of Knowledge and Information on Division, Corps, and Troop Positions; Battle Lines, Topography, and Military Strategy.
The sale is for theMap itself. A Frame is Not Included. The Framed Map shown is a PersonalLithograph of the AtlasFeatured to Show the Beauty of the Maps when Framed.

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