Important Points in the Wytheville Raid
Map shows the region around Wytheville, Virginia, in 1861 -- close to the time of the Wytheville Raid in 1863. Wytheville, the Austin lead mines, Saltville, and the New Bern/Dublin railroad depot were all key points of interest to the Union Army. Skirmishes occurred in Abb's Valley and Burkes Garden while the Union Brigade was moving toward Wytheville.
- Date
- 1861
- Mapmaker / publisher
- J. H. Colton modified by TwoScarsUp
- Place
- Virginia in the American Civil War
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 813 × 401 pixels
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