Sketch Book of Jed. Hotchkiss, Capt. & Top. Eng., Hd. Qrs., 2nd Corps, Army of N. Virginia : Virginia. (Sketch Book of Jedediah Hotchkiss, Captain and Topographical Engineer, Headquarters, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia) 1862

Old map of Maryland, Montgomery County, United States, Virginia.

Created by Jedediah Hotchkiss in 1862.

• Shows general maps of northwestern Virginia and parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, with some showing roads, troop movements, and the names of some residents.
• Relief shown by hachures.
• "This volume is my field sketch book that I used during the Civil War. Most of the sketches were made on horseback just as they now appear. The colored pencils used were kept in the places fixed on the outside of the other cover. These topographical sketches were often used in conferences with Generals Jackson, Ewell and Early. The cover of this book is a blank Federal commission found in Gen. Milroy's quarters at Winchester, Jed. Hotchkiss"--Parchment Cover.
• On sticker on end papers: If not delivered in 3 days, return to Jed. Hotchkiss, consulting mining engineer, ... .
• Pencil (some col.).
• Brown leather spine with marbled boards. Covered by a parchment book cover with a five compartment pencil pocket sewn to the back.
• Leaves [1-3] on tipped in yellow paper. Leaf inserted between leaves 85 and 86.
• Accompanied by: Three sheets of manuscript notes attributed to Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson.
• Civil War Map
• Includes notes.
• This map has some imperfections: leaf 38 wanting. 1 leaf wanting from 40 blank leaves. approximately 20 sheets wanting at end. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.

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Civil War

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Landowners

Maps Manuscript

Maryland

Montgomery County

Montgomery County (Md.)

Roads

United States

Virginia

Jedediah Hotchkiss

1862

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