Map of field of occupation, Army of the Potomac and adjacent country: prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnaissances made under Capt. R.S. Williamson Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D.P. Woodbury and others

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Title

Map of field of occupation, Army of the Potomac and adjacent country: prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnaissances made under Capt. R.S. Williamson Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D.P. Woodbury and others

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
The Daniel Butterfield Collection of Civil War Maps

Names

United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1863 (Questionable)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Corps of Topographical Engineers

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-432

Subjects

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia
Fredericksburg (Va.) -- History

Genres

Maps
Manuscript Maps

Notes

Content: Scale approximately 1:63,360; one inch per mile (W 77°53ʹ57ʺ--W 77°00ʹ10ʺ/N 38°36ʹ19ʺ--N 38°01ʹ38ʺ)
Content: Shows roads, railroads, rivers, houses and residents names in the Fredericksburg, Va. region.
Content: Also shows location of telegraph lines, telegraph stations and position of army corps.
Acquisition: Gift; Mrs. Daniel Butterfield; 1903-1904
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : manuscript, colored ; 90 x 95 cm, sheet 90 x 101 cm
Ink on tissue paper mounted on cloth
Relief shown by hachures

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 910682717
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20636450
Other local Identifier: General Daniel Butterfield Collection 32
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d30f6cb0-edd1-0132-c599-58d385a7bbd0

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Type Of Resource

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of field of occupation, Army of the Potomac and adjacent country: prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnaissances made under Capt. R.S. Williamson Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D.P. Woodbury and others" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d30f6cb0-edd1-0132-c599-58d385a7bbd0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). Map of field of occupation, Army of the Potomac and adjacent country: prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnaissances made under Capt. R.S. Williamson Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D.P. Woodbury and others Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d30f6cb0-edd1-0132-c599-58d385a7bbd0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of field of occupation, Army of the Potomac and adjacent country: prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnaissances made under Capt. R.S. Williamson Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D.P. Woodbury and others" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d30f6cb0-edd1-0132-c599-58d385a7bbd0

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