Map of the siege of Vicksburg, Miss

Add to My Favorites

Map of the siege of Vicksburg, Miss

Item Information

Title:
Map of the siege of Vicksburg, Miss
Creator:
Spangenberg, Charles.
Name on Item:
by the U.S. forces under the command of Maj. Genl. U.S. Grant, U.S. Vls. Maj. F.E. Prime, Chief Engr. ; Surveyed and constructed under the direction of Capt. C.B. Comstock, U.S. Engrs. and Lt. Col. Js. H. Wilson, A.I. Genl., 1st Lt. Engrs., by Major Otto H. Matz, Ills. Vols., Chs. Spangenberg, Asst. Engr., Lts. Patton, Karnasch & Helmle, Mo. Vols., L. Zwanziger, S.R. Tresilian, B. Barth, S. Hartwell, Asst. Engs. ; Drawn by Chs. Spangenberg, Asst. Engr. ; Engr. on stone by J. Schedler, N.Y.
Date:
[1863]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863--Maps
Places:
Mississippi > Warren (county) > Vicksburg
Extent:
1 map, col., 74 x 70 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
S.l : s.n.
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:17,000 (not "1:15,840").
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed (facsim.): C.B. Comstock, Capt. of Engrs. Vicksburg, Miss. Head Qrs. of the Dept. of the Tenn. Aug. 20th 1863.
Detailed map showing entrenchments, roads, streets, railroads, hachures, vegetation, houses, and drainage.
Contains five topographic profiles, six cross sections of artillery batteries, and one cross section of a "rebel rifle pit."
Head Qrs. of the Dept. of the Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., Aug. 20th, 1863.
Description derived from published bibliography.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_007405
Call #:
G3984.V8S5 1863 .S6
Barcode:
39999059030971
LCCN:
99447212