Title
Illustration, Map of Union and Confederate Placement in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864
Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This black and white illustration is a map of Union and Confederate placement during the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864, the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The map title is simply "The Wilderness may 5th, 1864" and includes a key that explains indications for Union and Confederate works. The caption beneath the map states, "Note: For the most part the troops are indicated by divisions; when a name designates a brigade it is enclosed in parentheses." The illustration is on page 365 from volume eight of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Maps; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V8_The-Wilderness_1864-05-06_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 15
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration, Map of Union and Confederate Placement in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864" (1890). Images. 470.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/470