Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867
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Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Virginia
Names
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Creator)
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883 (Creator)
Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881 (Creator)
Weyss, J. E. (Draftsman)
Theilkuhl, F. (Draftsman)
Strasser, J. (Draftsman)
Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 (Draftsman)
De la Camp, J. (John) (Engraver)
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1867 (Questionable)
Place: Washington, D.C.?
Publisher: Corps of Engineers?
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-717
Subjects
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Landowners -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Fredericksburg (Va.)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J.E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson"--Lower left margin.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Lettering by J. de la Camp"--Lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:15,840. 4 inch to 1 mile (W 77°33ʹ--W 77°23ʹ/N 38°20ʹ--N 38°13ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored, photocopy, mounted on cloth ; 51 x 40 cm ; pasted on sheet 69 x 51 cm
Sun print
Abstract
Shows location of Union and Confederate forces and names of some landowners. Relief shown by hachures.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1002110943
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21327871
Folder number: US250.1.11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6
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Date Issued
1867
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1867). Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6
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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6 | title= (cartographic) Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867 (1867) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 9, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>