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Map exhibiting part of the operations of the army of Virginia under the command of Major General John Pope
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This map consists of four separate panels. The first illustrates the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862, where the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry fought. The other three panels illustrate the battlefield at Manassas during the Second Battle of Bull Run. The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, 5th Wisconsin Infantry, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, and 7th Wisconsin Infantry, having recently fought at Gainesville, provided the rear guard and protected the retreating Union Army at the Second Battle of Bull Run, losing 588 men killed or wounded. United States forces are colored blue and Confederate forces are colored red.
circa 1862
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (cartographer)
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Topographical Sketch of Bull Run Battlefield, July 21st, 1861
April 11, 1862
This pen and ink drawing of the First Battle of Bull Run was made by Charles K. Dean, adjutant with the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry was the only Wisconsin regiment engaged at...
Map of the Battlefields of Manassas and the Surrounding Region Showing the Various Actions of the 21st July, 1861 Between the Armies of the Confederate States and the United States
1864
This map of the area of the First Battle of Bull Run shows military positions and troop movements as well as the names of landowners, vegetation and land use, drainage and fords, and roads and rail...
Stone House at Bull Run Battlefield, Manassas, Virginia
A fence surrounds an old stone house and trees at Bull Run Battlefield. Caption reads: "Stone House, Bull Run Battlefield, Va."
Cedar Mountain Battlefield
A view of the Cedar Mountain Battlefield. Caption reads: "Cedar Mountain Battle Field, Culpeper, VA."
Map of the Battle Fields of the Wilderness, May 5th, 6th, and 7th
1864
This map of the battlefield at Wilderness, Virginia, illustrates the Union positions in blue and Confederate positions in red. Roads, railroads, vegetation, drainage, and the names of area resident...
Battle-field of Five Forks Fought Saturday
1865
This map of the battlefield at Five Forks, Va., shows Union and Confederate positions, roads, drainage, vegetation, relief by hachures, and names of residents. The 6th Wisconsin Infantry and the 7t...
