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📜 LOC Geography & Map Division · Prints & Photographs Division
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The Courage of the Green Mountain Boys: The Vermont Brigade at Brock Road
Feb 2024 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
The Wilderness [1864] — Michler Map
LOC G3884.W49S5 1867 · Union/Confederate works shown in blue/red
Map of the Battle Fields of the Wilderness, May 5th–7th, 1864
LOC · Army of the Potomac field operations · Howell/Meade/Duane
Campaign of “The Wilderness” — Hotchkiss Map, May 6, 1864
LOC Hotchkiss Map Collection · 2nd Corps positions
📷 Images
Wounded Trees in Grant’s Lines, Wilderness Field, 1864
LOC Prints & Photographs · stereograph by G.O. Brown
Plan of the Battle of the Wilderness, Va. — Sneden Diary
Virginia Historical Society via LOC · shows Grant’s HQ
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Longstreet Falls at the Wilderness: Turning Point for Lee’s War Machine
Feb 2024 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–7, 1864 — Russell Atlas
LOC CW Maps 667 · Lee (60,000) vs Grant (120,000) · 27 sequential maps
Fifteen Pen and Ink Maps of the Battle of the Wilderness
LOC · Russell, Robert E. L. · Baltimore
📷 Images
Gen. Pickett Taking the Order to Charge from Gen. Longstreet — H.A. Ogden
LOC PGA · Chromolithograph, c1900 · Shows Longstreet at Gettysburg
Col. Osmun Latrobe — Served with Longstreet, Wounded at Wilderness
LOC Liljenquist Collection · carte de visite · albumen print
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Grant’s Field HQs During the Overland Campaign
Jan 2024 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Plan of the Battle of the Wilderness — Shows Grant’s Headquarters
LOC/Virginia Historical Society · Sneden · Grant’s HQ indicated
The Wilderness [1864] — Michler (Grant’s lines visible)
LOC Geography & Map Division
📷 Images
General Ulysses S. Grant — Brady Portrait (CDV)
LOC Liljenquist Collection · albumen print · carte de visite
General U.S. Grant, Half-Length Portrait in Uniform
LOC Prints & Photographs · albumen print
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The Battle of Petersburg 1864
Dec 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Map of the Siege of Petersburg, 1864–65 — Weyss/Michler
LOC CW Maps 618 · salted paper · sectioned on cloth
The Siege of Petersburg, Va. — with Crater Tunnel Diagram
LOC CW Maps 611 · Stinson · includes inset of Crater tunnel
Map of Defenses of Petersburg — Lee’s Position at Fort Stedman
LOC CW Maps 607.2 · manuscript, pen-and-ink on cloth
📷 Images
The Battle of Petersburg Va. April 2nd 1865 — Currier & Ives
LOC Popular Graphic Arts · hand-colored lithograph
Map of the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Va.
Virginia Historical Society via LOC · pen-and-ink manuscript
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Historic Germanna Virginia
Aug 2023 · History
🗺️ Maps
The Wilderness [1864] — Michler (includes Rapidan River / Germanna area)
LOC · shows Rapidan River crossings near Germanna
Russell Atlas — Wilderness/Germanna Ford approach maps
LOC · Maps No. 1–3 show the approach via Germanna Ford
📷 Images
Sneden Map — Rapidan River and Germanna Ford area
LOC/VHS · encompasses Rapidan River, Wilderness Tavern
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The Battle of Fredericksburg 1862
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Fredericksburg [Dec. 1862] — Michler Detailed Map
LOC CW Maps 553.8 · Union blue / Confederate red · 82×57 cm
Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia — Sneden
LOC/VHS · Longstreet, Jackson, Burnside positions indicated
Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th, 1862
LOC/VHS · Cooke family · Lee’s HQ, Jeb Stuart, pontoon bridges
Map of the Battle Field of Fredericksburg — Blackford/Braxton
Library of Virginia via LOC · Federal (blue) & Confederate (red)
📷 Images
Sneden Diary Map — Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862
LOC/VHS · Marye’s Heights, Falmouth, Rappahannock
Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg — Sneden/Paine
LOC/VHS · Sumner’s forces indicated
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Historical Fredericksburg, Virginia
Jul 2023 · History
🗺️ Maps
Fredericksburg [Dec. 1862] — Michler (detailed city plan)
LOC · street plan of Fredericksburg and Falmouth, RF&P Railroad
Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg — Sneden
LOC/VHS · Rappahannock and Massaponax rivers
📷 Images
LOC Blog: Mapping the Battle of Fredericksburg
LOC Worlds Revealed blog · panoramic views, Sneden maps
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The Small but Significant Battle of North Anna River 1864
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
North Anna [May 1864] — Michler Map
LOC CW Maps 590.1 · Union (blue) / Confederate (red) entrenchments
Plan of the Battle of the North Anna — Sneden
LOC/VHS · Hancock headed for Hanover Junction
Map of the Battle Fields of North Anna — Army of the Potomac
LOC · Howell/Meade/Duane · May 3–27, 1864
📷 Images
LOC Civil War Maps — North Anna River Collection
LOC · Browse all North Anna River maps · Lee’s “hog-snout” line
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The Battle of Cold Harbor
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Cold Harbor [June 1–3, 1864] — Michler Map
LOC CW Maps 531.3 · Chickahominy River, Virginia Central RR
Plan of Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. — June 1st & 3rd 1864 — Sneden
LOC/VHS · Mechanicsville to Chickahominy
Plan of the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd — Sneden
LOC/VHS · Hanover County, Old & New Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church
📷 Images
Grant at Cold Harbor HQ — LOC Civil War Photographs
LOC · Gen. U.S. Grant at Cold Harbor headquarters · Fowx, 1864
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The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 8–21, 1864 — Russell Atlas
LOC CW Maps 659 · Lee (50,000) vs Grant (110,000)
Plan of Battle of Spotsylvania Court House — Sneden (Mule Shoe)
LOC/VHS · Hancock’s assault on Ewell’s “mule shoe” salient
Plan of the Battle of Spotsylvania C.H. — May 8–21, 1864
LOC/VHS · Sneden · “bloody angle” marked
Battle of Spotsylvania — Attack on the Salient Angle, May 12
LOC/VHS · Sneden · Longstreet, Ewell, Hill vs Wright, Warren, Burnside, Hancock
📷 Images
[Map of Spotsylvania Court House] — Carter Watercolor
LOC/VHS · pen-and-ink and watercolor · Carter papers
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Lee and Grant’s HQs 1864
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Sneden — Battle of the Wilderness (Grant’s HQ shown)
LOC/VHS · Gen. Grant’s Headquarters indicated
Petersburg Defenses — Lee’s Position at Fort Stedman
LOC · Lee and staff position during attack · March 25, 1865
📷 Images
General U.S. Grant — Half-Length Portrait in Uniform
LOC Prints & Photographs Division
General Ulysses S. Grant — Brady CDV Portrait
LOC Liljenquist Collection · Brady’s National Photographic Galleries
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Brock Road and the Race to Spotsylvania Courthouse
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Map of the Battle Fields of the Wilderness — Brock Road visible
LOC · Army of the Potomac operations · roads to Spotsylvania
Russell Atlas — Spotsylvania (movement from Wilderness)
LOC CW Maps 659 · race to the courthouse
📷 Images
Wounded Trees in Grant’s Lines — Wilderness Field
LOC · stereograph showing battle damage along roads
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Grant’s Horsemanship: An Overlooked Advantage
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Sneden — Wilderness Map (Grant’s movements)
LOC/VHS · troop movements through dense terrain
📷 Images
LOC: Solving a Civil War Photograph Mystery — “Grant at City Point”
LOC · famous composite photo of Grant on horseback — detective exercise
General U.S. Grant Portrait — albumen print
LOC · exhibited “150th Anniversary of the Civil War” 2014–2015
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The Importance of the Germanna Ford
Jul 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
The Wilderness [1864] — Michler (Rapidan River / Germanna Ford)
LOC · Rapidan River crossing point clearly shown
Russell Atlas — No. 1–3: The Approach via Germanna Ford
LOC · Maps showing Union approach crossing at Germanna, May 4 1864
Sneden — Wilderness Map (Rapidan River to Wilderness Tavern)
LOC/VHS · Germanna Ford area encompassed
📷 Images
Battlefield Map of the Wilderness — Germanna area
LOC · Howell/Bien · full Overland Campaign approach from Germanna
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Battle of Chancellorsville
Apr 2023 · Civil War, History
🗺️ Maps
Map of the Battle of Chancellorsville — Operations April 29 to May 5, 1863
LOC/VHS · Sneden · Union & Confederate lines, batteries, cavalry
Map of the Battlefield of Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
LOC CW Maps 528 · manuscript, colored · troop positions & movements
The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va. — Sneden/Paine
LOC/VHS · Hooker’s flanking via Kelly’s Ford, Jackson’s flank attack
Battle of Chancellorsville Virginia — 2nd & 3rd May 1863
LOC/VHS · Sneden · plank roads, troop positions throughout 2 days
[Battle of Chancellorsville] — 3 Phase Maps
LOC CW Maps 527 · dispositions before battle, 11:30 PM Apr 30, 4 PM May 2
📷 Images
Hotchkiss Map — Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2nd 1863
LOC Hotchkiss Map Collection · manuscript with landowner names
The Battle of Chancellorsville Sunday, May 3rd — Robinson
LOC Hotchkiss Collection · pen-and-ink, pencil, watercolor on cloth All Library of Congress materials linked above are from the Geography & Map Division and Prints & Photographs Division. Most are free to use and reuse. Always verify rights via the item’s LOC page.
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