Valley of the Red River, La. from Mississippi River to Shreveport

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Map of the Red River Campaign during the Civil War, lasting from March to May 1864. The map shows locations of battle sites between Union and Confederate soldiers, including the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill; the approximate date and/or time of battles; and routes traveled by soldiers. The map also includes towns, additional notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:316,800] (5 miles to the inch).

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1 map : col. ; 41 x 69 cm.

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Von Kamecke, Theo 1865.

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  • Julius Bien & Co.
    Publisher Info: Julius Bien & Co., Lith., N.Y.
    Place of Publication: New York, NY

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Description

Map of the Red River Campaign during the Civil War, lasting from March to May 1864. The map shows locations of battle sites between Union and Confederate soldiers, including the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill; the approximate date and/or time of battles; and routes traveled by soldiers. The map also includes towns, additional notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:316,800] (5 miles to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map : col. ; 41 x 69 cm.

Notes

Full title: "Valley of the Red River, La., Mississippi River to Shreveport illustrating the campaign under Major-General N.P. Banks in the spring of 1864, prepared to accompany his report from information furnished by Col. John S. Clark, A.D.C., in the Engineer Bureau, War Department, Jan. 1865, drawn by Theo. von Kamecke."

"Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. 1861-1865."

"Series I. Vol. XXIV. Part I, Page 218."

"Authorities: LaTourette's Map of Louisiana, Surveys and Reconnaissances by Oswald Ditz, C.E., Lieutenants Miles and McGregory, Field Sketches by Colonel John S. Clark."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002084159
  • Accession or Local Control No: 9.A.5
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493443

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Abilene Library Consortium

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  • 1865

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Von Kamecke, Theo. Valley of the Red River, La. from Mississippi River to Shreveport, map, 1865; New York, NY. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493443/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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