Map of Western Virginia 1862

Old map of United States, Virginia, West Virginia.

This map was apparently captured by Confederate cavalry under the command of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn during a raid on the Union arsenal at Holly Springs, Miss., in December 1862, and forwarded to the Confederate Engineer's Office in Richmond, Va.
Created by Alexander Dallas Bache, Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office, Charles G. Krebs, W. L. Nicholson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1862.

• "Captured by Maj. Gen. Van Dorn at Holly Springs."--note on map.
• "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--note on map.
• Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection.
• Relief shown by hachures.
• Gift of Mrs. Louisa Porter (Gilmer) Minis (i.e., Mrs. J. F. Minis), Savannah, Ga., in 1911.
• Manuscripts o.s.

Map Subjects

Civil War

Gilmer Jeremy Francis

History

Map Collection

United States

Virginia

West Virginia

Alexander Dallas Bache

Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office

Charles G. Krebs

W. L. Nicholson

U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey

1862

Map Tags

1862

Alexander Dallas Bache

Charles G. Krebs

Civil War

Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office

Gilmer Jeremy Francis

History

Map

Map Collection

Maps

U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey

United States

Virginia

W. L. Nicholson

West Virginia