1893
Maker: US War Dept..
Full title: Plate 91. Spotsylvania County, 1863 / Vicinity of Hanover Junction, Va. and its Defenses with 3 insets / plus 3 smaller maps. Antique lithograph by Julius Bien & Co published in the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies published under the direction of the Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War, 1893. The atlas was published as a companion piece to the Official Records of the American Civil War. It contains maps and other images derived from materials generated by both Union and Confederate military personnel during the American Civil War. The atlas was printed in 35 parts between 1891 and 1895. Printed color indicates topography and Union or Confederate locations. Smaller maps are titled: Route Pursued in the Advance to Goldsborough, NC, Dec. 1862; Position of Boyd's Neck, Honey Hill, and Devaux's Neck, SC, Dec. 1864; Spanish Fort Defenses, made during the Siege. Very good condition with mild image transfer, a few minor spots/stains and a touch of foxing, and some staining and wear to the paper edges. Measures approx. 16 x 27 inches to the outer border lines.
Item Number: CIV165