Original Antique Civil War Map APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE Virginia PETERSBURG Routes

Description

Original Plate of "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," Published the by the Resolution of the U.S. Congress of May 19. 1864, to serve as"The Official Historical Record of The Civil War, to be Accompanied by an Atlas of Battles, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, and Topography." The Atlas was never openly sold, and only distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, and various Public Institutions.
Of the only 10,000 Published, less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on any Home or Office Wall.
Survey Map of Appomattox Court House, Virginia
From Surveys Under the Direction of Bvt Brig. General N. Michler, Major of Engineers.
Map of Routes from Petersburg, Chester Station, & Manchester to Amelia Court House
By Order of T.M.R. Talcott, Commanding Engineer, Army of Northern Virginia
Intricate Detail. Julius Bien Engraved.
Original Plate LXXVIII (#78) of the 175 Plates of The Official Folio Historical Record of The Civil War
The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
, Ordered by Act of Congress in 1864; Entered into The Library of Congress; and Published by the U.S. Publishing Office,
Containing all Battle Maps, Field Reports, Correspondence, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, Coastal Surveys, Naval Battles, and Topography during the Four Years of the War
- The undertaking of Accumulating and Assembling The Atlas taking over 30 years to complete.
Part 16. Plate LXXVIII.
Original Plate LXXVII (#78) of the 175 Published.
Original 1893. 123-yrs-old.
Confederate Forces in Red. Union Forces in Blue.
(1)
Sketch of Routes from Petersburg, Chester Station, and Manchester to Amelia Court House, Virginia.
(2)
Appomattox Court House Virginia, From Surveys Under the Direction of Bvt Brigadier General N. Michler, Surveyed and Drawn by Major J.E. Weyss.
(3)
Sketch of Roads to Cornith, Mississippi.
(4)
High Bridge and Farmville, Virginia, From Surveys Under the Direction of Bvt Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Major of Engineers, By Command of Bvt. Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys. Surveyed and Drawn by Maj. General and Chief of Engineers, J.E. Weyss.
(5)
Petersburg Mine Explosion, July 30, 1864.
(6)
Pittsburg, Tennessee, March 24, 1862.
Map is in Very Good/Good condition No
soils, marks, or writings. Mild foxing. Nominal fraying. Single fold
as issued.
Not a Reproduction.
Original Lithograph Engraved by Julius Bien for the
"The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies;"
Commissioned by Resolution of Congress May 19, 1864, in accordance to serve as The Official Historical Record of the War.
The Atlas was Never Publicly Sold, with only 10,000 Volumnes being Exclusively Distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, & Various Public Institutions.
The Atlas Entered the Public Domain when the Atlases were withdrawn from Libraries and Other Federal Depositories over the past Century.
Only 10,000 Published, and Less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Impressive On Any
Home or Office Wall
Dimensions:  19
" x 29.5"
So Large It Makes Itself the Conversation of Any Room
Map Shows Citizens' Homes & Farms, Churches, Railroads, Taverns, Cotton Mills, & Many Other Landmarks:
A Few of the Homes, Farms, Depots, Forts, Mills, Churches, & Other Landmarks located on the Map:
Homes of Dr. Brock, P. Taylor, W. Browner, G. May, S. Hulvey, G. Ryman, J. Mock, J. Ashenfelter, J. Marck, D. Carroll, J. Shownlter, M. Mason, Jas. Kuykendall, John Harness, S. McNeil, Dan McNeil, McCarty's, J. Maston, H. Doll, A Summers, J. Kennedy, J. Cunningham, Dr. Newman, E. Goss, B. Harrall, Gen. Mee's home, Reuben Moore, John Kingree, and the Valley Turnpike, Milford, Leather's Ford, Shenandoah River, School House, Overall's Run, Landis' Shop, Mrs. Howser's House, Turkeytown, Custer's Division, Road to Winchester, Toll-Gate, Turnpike to Romney, Western Port, Piedmont, Bloomington, Ridgeville, Hammack's Gap, Plank Road, Mout Tabor Church, and many others.
(If you are interested if any particular family names, homes, farms, or other landmarks are shown on the map , email me the name or landmark, and I will look to see if it on the map.)
Great for Genealogy & Family History as Map Shows Towns & Landmarks during the War; Some of Which No Longer Exist Today.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History.
The Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies was Commissioned with Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1864, by which Adjt. General E.D. Townsend was Appointed Directorship of the Collection and Preparation of the Atlas, which was ultimately Completed and Published in 35 Parts in Sets of Five Lithographic Plates by the U.S. Government Publishing Office between 1891-1895. The 175 Plate Volume dedicated to Preserving a Historical Record of the War, each Map portraying a wealth of Knowledge and Information on Division, Corps, and Troop Positions; Battle Lines, Topography, and Military Strategy.
The Auction is for the Map itself.
A Frame is Not Included.
The Framed Map shown is a Personal Lithograph of the Atlas Featured to Show the Beauty of the Maps when Framed.
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Greetings from Historical Savannah, Georgia: Founded 1733.
"Some, to beautify their halls, parlors, chambers, and libraries ... loveth, getteth, and useth maps, charts, and geographical globes."
- John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
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