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On verso: Lloyd's American railroad weekly, vol. 2, no. 8, October 5, 1861. Includes an adverstisement in the upper right corner for "Lloyd's great military map of the fifteen southern states" and advertisements below the map title for " Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,900,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.1 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, by G. Woolworth Colton." Insets: Plan of the southern portion of Florida. 16 x 13 cm.-Western portion of the United States. 18 x 20 cm.-The southern portion of Texas. 9 x 10 cm. Includes tables of "Cities and towns with a population of 10,000 and over" and "Population of the United States." "Drawer 47, portfolio 1, no. 28" written in the right margin. General map annotated in red and blue to show military departments. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale 1:3,168,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 25.3 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. H. Colton." "Explanations" (i.e., legend) is pasted over the bottom margin. Map is colored to show "free, or non-slaveholding states" (pink), "border slave states" (yellow), and "seceded or confederate states" (green). Inset: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. 19 x 26 cm. Advertisement for "Bacon's shilling war maps" is pasted onto the verso. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:3,120,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 25.7 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." Text printed on verso entitled "Lloyd's military map and gazetteer of the southern states" c1861). 1861 editions listed as Civil War Maps entry nos. 14.2-14.3 and 1862 edition as Civil War Maps entry no. 29. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 41.2 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." General map of the eastern United States showing state and county boundaries, cities and towns, forts, roads, and railroads. This map was in the possession of Jedediah Hotchkiss at the time of his death. Major Hotchkiss served as topographic engineer with the Army of Northern Virginia. In July 1948, the Library of Congress purchased his map collection. Handwritten note on the verso reads "Lloyd's [sic] map of the United States, 1863 captured and used as part of my collection of maps, during the Civil War, 1861-5. Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng., 2nd. Corps, Army N. Va." For the 1864 edition see Civil War Maps entry no. 50. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 41.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Hand colored. Includes illus., "Time dial," and inset of "Map of Escambia & Santa Rosa Cos., Fl. showing Pensacola harbor and channel, Ft. Pickens, Ft. McRae, Bragg's batteries and the position of the U.S. fleet now before the harbor." On verso: Lloyd's American railroad weekly, vol. 1, no. 51, July 6, 1861. Scale ca. 1:1,900,800. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 14 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses.
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton." "Explanations" (i.e., legend) is pasted over the bottom margin. Map is colored to show "free, or non-slaveholding states" (pink), "border slave states" (yellow), and "seceded or confederate states" (green). Description derived from published bibliography. Insets: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean -- Southern part of Florida. 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.), 25.7 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. March 1962, C.R. Sanders, df; Oct. 2003, Map Cataloging Team. Civil War project no.: lva00162. Conservation: restored May 1965; Etherington Conservation Center, Oct. 2003. Digital image available: 40 x 30 in. Map accession no. 1983 (1964). Previously filed as: 730 .R15 1862.
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses.
The First Maine Cavalry A Regiment With a Fighting Record The annual reunion of Co D First Maine Cavalry Veteran Association was overlooked at the time it was held in Ellsworth but it is worth recalling now in connection with the history of this famous regiment The only representa tive present for Waldo county was Abner K Gray of Prospect The meeting was held in Grand Army hail which was dec orated for the occasion with flags and cards bearing the names of 108 battles and engagements which Co D had the proud distinction of being in The First Maine Cavalry saw more fighting than any other cavalry regiment in the service The regiment was organized in the fall of 1861 It was a State regiment the com panies being appointed among the differ ent counties the larger counties being al lowed a company each while of the smaller counties two were allowed a com pany Company D was raised in Wash ington and Hancock counties The reg iment went into camp at Augusta where it spent the long severe winter of 18612 living in Sibley tents banked with snow and heated only by a little stove hung on a
Caption title. Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. Sabin no. 1415. Description based on print version record. SERIALSETDELIVERY1
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