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Contours of Union forts on south side of Potomac, 1862 map
Summary
This map shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases lists the name of the regiment that built the structure.
NOTE: Researchers will be served a photocopy of this scrapbook image.
This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
In the Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1 p. 73).
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Date
01/01/1862
Location
district of columbia
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain
