Map Showing the Location of Battle Fields of Virginia

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Hand-drawn color map of the state of Virginia which shows the location of 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. Bodies of water and geographic features are noted, with relief shown by hachures.

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1 map : col., mounted on paper ; 53 x 63 cm., on sheet 53 x 63 cm.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. 1891.

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Hand-drawn color map of the state of Virginia which shows the location of 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. Bodies of water and geographic features are noted, with relief shown by hachures.

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1 map : col., mounted on paper ; 53 x 63 cm., on sheet 53 x 63 cm.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. Map Showing the Location of Battle Fields of Virginia, map, 1891; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29449/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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