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Yorktown›Official map of the Union works in front of Yorktown, Va. Wm. Heine and R.K. Sneden, Topog. Engineers of 40th N.Y. Vols., 3rd Corps, U.S.A., April 1862.

Publication:
US, Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
Region:
Virginia
Location:
Yorktown
Title:
Official map of the Union works in front of Yorktown, Va. Wm. Heine and R.K. Sneden, Topog. Engineers of 40th N.Y. Vols., 3rd Corps, U.S.A., April 1862.
Source:
Virginia Historical Society
Description:
Shows the vicinity of Yorktown, Va., including Union batteries located along the Warwick Court House Road. Also shows the Confederate barricade made up of abatis, palisades, slashings of trees, felled trees, and dams that flooded low-lying areas. The Union army, under Gen. McClellan, prepared to lay siege to
Conflict Period:
US Civil War
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Last Updated
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