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Original Plate of "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," Published by the Resolution of the U.S. Congress of May 19, 1864 as The Official Historical Record of The Civil War, and was Never Openly Sold, but Distributed only to Federal Depositories, University Libraries, Public Museums, various Public & Semi-Public Concerns, And of Which Fewer Than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.

Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on Any Home or Office Wall. Imaginative & Creative Gift.

Map and Plan of 1862 Fort Donelson & Fort Henry

Includes First Division Operations & Battle of Dover.

Original Plate of The Official Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of The Union & Confederate Armies. 175 Plates Issued in 35 Parts.

Part 3. Plate XI.

Original Plate XI (#11) of the 175 Issued.

Original 1891. 123-yrs-old.

Map is in Good/Very Good Condition: No writings or marks. Mild to moderate foxing. Nominal fraying. Short closed separation along border at fold indentation. Single fold as Issued. Not a Reproduction. Original Plate XI (#11) of the 175 Issued of The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies, Commissioned with a Resolution of Congress of May 19, 1864, Published Under the Direction of the Hon. Redfield Proctor, Secretary of War, by Major George B. Davis, Leslie J. Perry, and Joseph W. Kirkley, Board of Publications. Compiled by Calvin D. Cowles, 23rd Infantry, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1891; a copy of the Preface, Part Volume, & Title Page of which is Included. Engraved by Julius Bien & Co., Lithographers. An Exceptional Map for the Collector or Makes Quite an Impressionable Gift. I Sell Only Original Antique Maps: No copies or reproductions. Press Here to View My Collection.

Impressive on Any
Home or Office Wall.

Dimensions: 18" x 29.5"

So Large It Makes Itself The Conversation of Any Room.

(#1) Plan of Fort Henry and Its Outworks. Drawn Under the Direction of Lieut. Col. J.B. McPherson and Captain of Engineers.
(#2) Sketch Showing the Relative Positions Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Tennessee, also the Roads Connecting the Two Places. Drawn Under the Direction of Lieut. Col. J.B. McPherson, Chief Engineer, by Charles Lambecker.
(#3) Military Map of The Country Between The Tennessee And Cumberland, Showing Operations of the 1st DIvision, From From February 4 to March 10, 1862.
(#4) Sketch "B." Near Fort Henry.
(#5) Plan of Fort Donelson and Its Outworks, Surveyed Under the Direction of Lieut. Col. J. B. McPherson, by Lieuts. Jenny and Kossak.
(#6) Fort Donelson and the Positions of the 1st Division During the Siege, February 12-16, 1862. (#7) Battlefield of Dover.

Map Shows Names of Local Citizen's Homes & Farms, Roads, Telegraph Lines, Hospitals, Iron Works, Forts, Cultivated Fields, & Many Other Landmarks.

A Few of the Citizen's Homes, Roads, Troop Routes, Telegraph Lines, & Other Landmarks (among many others) Shown on the Map Include: Wynn's Ferry Road, Cumberland River, Hospital, Widow Williams' House, Sandy Creek, Peytonia Furnace, Telegraph Road, Bailey's Ferry, Panther Island, Bottom Road, Road to Clarksville, Road to Paris, Iron Works, Burns House, Boyd's Home, Road to Fort Henry, Field, Road from Fort Donelson, Telegraph Line, Burnt House, Tennessee River, Marbury's, Landing Place of Troops, Fallen Timber, Swamp, Road to Dover, Clearing, Union Creek, Hospital, & many others.

Great for Family History/Genealogy as Map Shows Landmarks During the War, Some of Which Do not Exist Today.

Fine Adornment of Civil War History.

The Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies was Commissioned with a Resolution of the United States Congress of May 19, 1864, by which Adjt. General E.D. Townsend was Appointed Directorship of the Collection and Preparation, and was Published by the United States Government Printing Office Between the Years 1891 and 1895 as The Historical Record of The War of The Rebellion, Constituting a Total of 175 Plates Issued in 35 Parts, of which this Plate is One, Portraying a Wealth of Knowledge and Information on Battle Lines, Division & Troop Positions, Topography, & Military Strategy. All Plates are Lithographs, Primary Colors being Green, Red, Blue, & Brown, with the Union represented in Blue & Confederate States Forces in Red.

Intricate Troop Position & Topography Detail.
Exceptional Map.

The Auction is for the Map Itself. A Frame is Not Included. The Framed Map Lithograph Pictured is a Personal Plate (#128) Featured to Show the Beauty of the Maps when Framed.

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Imaginative & Creative Gift.

Greetings from Historical Savannah, Georgia; founded 1733.

"Some, to beautify their halls, parlors, studies, or libraries...loveth, getteth, and useth Maps, Charts, & Geographical Globes." - John Dee, Advisor to Elizabeth I.

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