Map Map of the battle field of Carnifex Ferry, Gauley River, West Va., Sept. 10th 1861 : United States forces commanded by Brig. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans.

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Title

  • Map of the battle field of Carnifex Ferry, Gauley River, West Va., Sept. 10th 1861 : United States forces commanded by Brig. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans.

Names

  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Created / Published

  • [Washington] : Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S.A., 1876.

Headings

  • -  Carnifex Ferry, Battle of, W. Va., 1861--Maps
  • -  United States--West Virginia--Carnifex

Notes

  • -  "Copied from a Map accompanying the Report of Gen. Rosecrans."
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Indicates Confederate works and batteries at Camp Gauley, Union positions during attack and names of units, roads, drainage, houses, fences and vegetation.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by isolines.
  • -  This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information.
  • -  LC Civil war maps (2nd ed.) 694
  • -  Swem, C.E. Maps relating to Virginia, 916
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
  • -  Dec. 2002; Libbie, 1913, b, Map Cataloging Team.
  • -  Civil War Map Proj. no.: lva00079.
  • -  Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, June 2002.
  • -  Digital image available: 19 x 18 in.
  • -  Map accession nos. 891 (1913) and 1781 (1960).
  • -  Previously filed as: 754.69 M6 1861-1865 1876.

Medium

  • 1 map : col., mounted on paper ; 44 x 41 cm. on sheet 51 x 46 cm.

Repository

  • Library of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219-8000 USA vau For copies contact: Archives Research Services.

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Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Map of the battle field of Carnifex Ferry, Gauley River, West Va., Sept. 10th: United States forces commanded by Brig. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans. [Washington: Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S.A, 1876] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/lva0000079/.

APA citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. (1876) Map of the battle field of Carnifex Ferry, Gauley River, West Va., Sept. 10th: United States forces commanded by Brig. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans. [Washington: Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S.A] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lva0000079/.

MLA citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Map of the battle field of Carnifex Ferry, Gauley River, West Va., Sept. 10th: United States forces commanded by Brig. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans. [Washington: Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S.A, 1876] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/lva0000079/>.