Map The Cavalry battle, Gettysburg, Pa. July 3rd 1863, 2:30 p.m.
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Title
- The Cavalry battle, Gettysburg, Pa. July 3rd 1863, 2:30 p.m.
Summary
- The cavalry action took place approximately two miles to the east of the town of Gettysburg. This map shows the Confederate cavalry, under Stuart, attempting to cut the Union lines of communication along the Baltimore Turnpike. They were thwarted in their effort by Union cavalry commanded by David McMurtrie Gregg. The map depicts the rough locations of individual skirmishes.
Names
- Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Created / Published
- [S.l., 1863-1865].
Headings
- - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Maps
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations
- - United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg Region
- - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa
Notes
- - Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
- - NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
- - Relief shown by hachures.
- - This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
- - In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 4, p. 650).
- - Manuscripts
Medium
- 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 10 x 15 cm.
Repository
- Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
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