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Harrison's Landing, Va. : Showing Union line of defence [sic].

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Harrison's Landing, Va. : Showing Union line of defence [sic].

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Shows the location at Harrison's Landing, along the James River, of the camps of the U.S. Army of the Potomac after the Seven Days' Battles, 25 June-1 July 1862. Includes Berkeley and Westover plantations in Charles City County, Va.
Across the top margin: "Copy of Official Map, made for 3rd Corps by R. K. Sneden, Topgr."
Key to this map includes symbols for earthworks, artillery, cavalry, and pickets.
NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary page.
The map is not dated but illustrates the location where McClellan retreated after he failed to take Richmond in June 1862.
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.
Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society.
In the Robert Knox Sneden diary, 1861-1865 (v. 3, p. 254).
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01/01/1862
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Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
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