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Map shewing (sic) march of the (U.S.) Army from Harrison's Landing or Westover to Williamsburg, Virginia, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th August.
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Map shewing (sic) march of the (U.S.) Army from Harrison's Landing or Westover to Williamsburg, Virginia, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th August.

Illustrates the path McClellan's troops took in August 1862 after their July encampment at Harrison's Landing ended. The 1st Corps under Fitz-John Porter, the 6th Corps under Sedgwick, and the 4th Corps under Keyes are shown traveling due east from Charles City Courthouse across the Chickahominy River toward Williamsburg while the 3rd Corps under Heintzelman travels on a northeastern route from Charles City Courthouse to Barhamsville and then due south towards Williamsburg.

Date
August 15, 1862
Mapmaker / publisher
Sneden, Robert Knox
Place
Virginia
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
4,539 × 5,486 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Map shewing (sic) march of the (U.S.) Army from Harrison's Landing or Westover to Williamsburg, Virginia, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th August." (August 15, 1862). Sneden, Robert Knox. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_shewing_(sic)_march_of_the_(U.S.)_Army_from_Harrison%27s_Landing_or_Westover_to_Williamsburg,_Virginia,_15th,_16th,_17th_and_18th_August._LOC_gvhs01.vhs00043.jpg

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