Large Original Antique Civil War Map CHATTANOOGA Tennessee KNOXVILLE

Description

Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on any Home or Office Wall.
Map of 1865 Defenses of Chattanooga &  Knoxville
Includes Diagrams of Forts & Defenses
of Cleveland, Loudon, & Charleston
Original Lithograph Plate CXI (#111) of the 175 Plates of The Official Folio Historical Record of The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Ordered by Act of Congress in 1864; Entered into The Library of Congress; and Published by the U.S. Publishing Office, Containing all Battle Maps, Field Reports, Correspondence, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, Coastal Surveys, Naval Battles, and Topography during the Four Years of the War - The undertaking of Accumulating and Assembling The Atlas taking over 30 years to complete.
Part 23. Plate CXI.
Original Plate CXI (#111) of the 175 Published.
Original 1893. 123-yrs-old.
Map
is in Very Good/Good condition.
No soiling, marks, or writings. Minimal foxing. Nominal fraying along the border edges. Single fold
as issued.
Not a Reproduction.
Original Lithograph Engraved by Julius Bien for the "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies;" Commissioned by Resolution of Congress May 19, 1864, in accordance to serve as The Official Historical Record of the War.
The Atlas was Never Publicly Sold, with only 10,000 Volumnes being Exclusively Distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, & Various Public Institutions.
The Atlas Entered the Public Domain when the Atlases were withdrawn from Libraries and Other Federal Depositories over the past Century.
Only 10,000 were Published, and Less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Impressive On Any
Home or Office Wall
Dimensions:  19
" x 29.5"
Fine Adornment of
Civil War History
(1)
"Sketch SHowing Portions of Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, August 26th to September 2, 1862, Embracing Engagements of Bristoe Station, Manassas Junction, Second Bull Run, Ox Hill, & Chantilly. Prepared to Accompany Report of Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, by Jed Hotchkiss, January 1863."
(2)
"Battle of Cross Keys, June 8, 1862."
(3)
"Sketch Showing Position of Confederate and Federal Armies at Franklin, May 9th to 11th, 1862."
(4)
"Defenses of Cleveland, Tennessee."
(5)
"Defenses of Knoxville, Tennessee."
(6)
"Defenses of Loudon, Tennessee."
(7)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 18, 1865. Plan of Fort Phelps."
(8)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Fort Creighton."
(9)
"Map of the Battlefield of Chickamauga, Georgia & Vicinity, September 18, 19th, & 20th, 1863."
(10)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee."
(11)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Battery Bushnell."
(12)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lunette O'Meara."
(13)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Redoubt Putnam."
(14)
"Defenses of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Fort Jones."
Engraved by Julius Bien. Intricate Detail.
Great for Family History as Map Shows Towns & Landmarks during the War; Some of Which No Longer Exist Today.
A Few of the Homes, Farms, Depots, Forts, Mills, Churches, & Other Landmarks located on the Map:
Homes and Farms of Dr. Jackson, E. Waters, Hillwood, Mrs. Pence, Miller, J. Hickman, Powell, Daniels' MIll, Boatman, Pea Vine Church, Saw Mill, Connor Farm, McCreary, Moore, Dobbs, Watkins, Kirkpatrick, Lee & Gordon's Mill, Hamilton, Tannery, Davis Crossroads, Western & Atlantic Railroad, Pontoon Shop, Water Works, Cameron Hill, Rolling Mill, Saw Mill, Mrs. Johnson's home, East Tennessee and Georgia Railway, Holston River, Depot, Mitchell's Ford, Bethlehem Church, Woodyard, Island Ford, Wolf Run, Davis Ford, Johnson, Leet's Mill, Red House Ford, Graysville, Siege Light, Fort Phelps, Atlanta Railroad, Knoxvillle Railroad, Railroad Bridge, Waters Farm, Bird's Mill, and many others.