Collection of (31) Civil War battle maps. Published by the authority of the Honorable Secretary of War. To include: 1) four Atlantic Campaign maps for a battle which took place in 1864, published in 1874, 1876, and 1877, 25 1/2″ x 26 1/2″. 2) Port Hudson and vicinity 1864, published 1875. 3) Battlefield of Bull Run Virginia, 1861, published in 1877. 4) Military Defenses of Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport 1872, published in 1877. 5) Battle of Iuka, Mississippi 1862, published 1876. 6) Military operations in front of Atlanta, Georgia 1864, published 1875. 7) Campaign map of the army of the Potomac, undated. 8) Appomattox River, undated. 9) Army of the Cumberland, undated. 10) Battlefield in front of Franklin, Tennessee 1864, published in 1874. 11) The Defenses of Charleston City and Harbor 1863 & 1864, no publication date. 12) The Siege of Yorktown, VA 1862, no publication date. 13) Plan of Fort Donalson, published in 1875. 14) Cumberland Gap, TN 1862, published in 1877. 15) Map of the Action at Drainville, VA 1861, published in 1875. 16) Siege Operations at Spanish Fort, Mobile Bay 1865, no publication date. 17) Map of the Battlefield near Belmont, Missouri 1861, published in 1876. 18) The Plan of Fort Henry, published in 1875. 19) Campaign Maps, Army of the Potomac, Williamsburg to the White House, not dated. 20) Battlefield in front of Franklin, TN 1864, published in 1874. 21) Military Reconnaissance in the Vicinity of Gauley Bridge 1861, published in 1879. 22) Central Virginia showing Lt. General U. S. Grant’s Campaign 1864-64, no publication date. 23) Map Illustrating the Defense of Savannah, GA 1864, no publication date. 24) Map of the Battlefield of Chattanooga, 1864, published in 1875. 25) Map of the Battlefield of Five Forks, not dated. 26) Approaches and Defenses of Knoxville TN 1863-64, no publication date. 27) Fort Sumpter 1865, no publication date. 28) Map of the Country between Milliken’s Bend, LA and Jackson, Miss, 1863, no publication date. Ranges in size from 15″ x 13 1/2″ to 26 1/2″ x 37 1/4″. Overall fair condition, shows appropriate wear from use and age, some staining and foxing throughout as well as chipping and paper loss to some corners. Along with a colored military map of middle and southern states, showing the “Seat of War During the Great Rebellion”, published in NY by W. Schaus, Broadway, shows discoloration, chipping and paper loss to borders, 28″ x 35 1/2″
Spring Extravaganza
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10am
Lot# 598
SOLD: $800
Civil War Battle Maps Collection by Honorable Secretary of War, 1861-1865. Fair condition, appropriate wear, staining, foxing, chipping, paper loss.