Miscellaneous, 1865-1879

Old map of United States.

Created by C. McD. (Curtis McDonald) Townsend, United States. War Department in 1879.

• Civil War Map
• Description derived from published bibliography.
• Relief shown by hachures and spot heights on some maps. Depths shown by contours on some maps.
• Title from cover (on mounted label).
• Maps dated from 1865 to 1879.
• Bound collection of maps presented to the Library of Congress by Col. C.M. Townsend on October 22, 1940. Collection includes a map of "Central Virginia showing Lieut. Gen'l. U.S. Grant's campaign and marches of the armies under his command in 1864-5," and maps of the battles and/or fortifications at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, Columbus, Forts Henry and Donelson, Drainsville, Blakely, Carnifex Ferry, Nashville, Spanish Fort, Logan's Cross Roads, Cumberland Gap, Perryville, Pea Ridge, Williamsburg, Shiloh, Roanoke Island, Fort Fisher, Belmont, Iuka, Knoxville, Harpers Ferry, Gauley Bridge, Corinth, Big Black River Bridge, and Hagerstown, Funkstown, Williamsport, and Falling Waters, Maryland.
• For table of contents see C. E. Le Gear's A list of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress (Washington, Library of Congress, 1973), v. 7, no. 10675.

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