Plan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief Engineer of Department of Washington.
Summary
Map shows the area surrounding Centreville in Fairfax County , Va., and includes the locations of abandoned Confederate fortifications on the outskirts of the town.
Names
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Barnard, J. G. (John Gross), 1815-1882.
Created / Published
[1861-1865]
Headings
- Fortification--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
- Centreville (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- Fairfax County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- United States--Virginia--Fairfax County
- United States--Virginia--Centreville
Notes
- "Copy of plan made for Brig. Genl. Barnard U.S.E. by R.K. Sneden Topy Engr. U.S.A." -- Page caption.
- Color coding indicates the location of Union fortifications.
- NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
- Relief shown by hachures.
- This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
- In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 4, p. 213).
- Manuscripts
Medium
1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 14.5 x 14 cm.
Repository
Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00129
Online Format
image
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Format
Map
Contributor
Barnard, J. G. (John Gross)
Sneden, Robert Knox
Dates
1861
Location
Centreville
Fairfax County
United States
Virginia
Language
English
Subject
Centreville
Centreville (Va.)
Civil War
Fairfax County
Fairfax County (Va.)
Fortification
History
Maps
Pictorial Works
United States
Virginia
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Chicago citation style:
Sneden, Robert Knox, and J. G Barnard. Plan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief Engineer of Department of Washington. [to 1865, 1861] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00129/.
APA citation style:
Sneden, R. K. & Barnard, J. G. (1861) Plan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief Engineer of Department of Washington. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00129/.
MLA citation style:
Sneden, Robert Knox, and J. G Barnard. Plan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief Engineer of Department of Washington. [to 1865, 1861] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00129/>.
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