The Union position before Yorktown, Va., 18th April 1862

A regional view of Yorktown, Va., and vicinity, with Yorktown and Gloucester Point on opposite sides of the York River and indicating where the Warwick River feeds into the James, and also the Poquoson River as it branches off from the York below Yorktown. The headquarters of Gen. John Sedgwick's VI Corps is shown at Warwick Court House.
"The Rebel line of Defense from Gloucester Point to the mouth of the Warwick River on the James across the Peninsula, was 13 miles long. The ground was held by Rebel Genl. Magruder with 11,200 men and 60 guns. Gloucester Point Battery was held by 500 men only during the whole siege. Union Army at this time 85,000!"--Page caption.
Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
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Relief shown by hachures.
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In the Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1 p. 104).
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