Large Original Antique Civil War Map FORT HENRY FORT DONELSON Dover Tennessee

Description

Original Plate of "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," Published the by the Resolution of the U.S. Congress of May 19. 1864, to serve as"The Official Historical Record of The Civil War, to be Accompanied by an Atlas of Battles, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, and Topography." The Atlas was never openly sold, and only distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, and various Public Institutions.
Of the only 10,000 Published, less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on any Home or Office Wall.
"Map of 1862 Plans of Fort Henry & Fort Donelson"
Surveyed and Drawn Under the Direction of Lieut. Col. J.B. McPherson, A.D.C., Captain of Engineers.
Original Plate XI (#11) of The Official Folio Historical Record of The Civil War contained within
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 3. Plate XI.
Original Plate XI (#11) of the 175 Published.
Intricate Detail. Julius Bien Engraved.
Original 1891. 126-yrs-old.
Map is in
Fair
condition
No soils, marks, or writings. No foxing. Heavy fraying along edges. Moderate separation along indentation fold. 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The Atlas Entered the Public Domain when the Atlases were withdrawn from Libraries and Other Federal Depositories over the past Century.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 Published, and Less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Impressive On Any
Home or Office Wall.
Dimensions:  19
" x 29.5"
So Large It Makes Itself the Conversation of Any Room.
Maps Read: (#1):
"
Plan of Fort Henry and its Outworks. Drawn under the Direction of Lieut. Col. J.B. McPherson, A.D.C., and Captain of Engineers."
(#2):
"Relative Positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, 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 Operations of the 1st Division From February 4, 1862 to March 10, 1862."
Union Forces in Blue. Confederate Forces in Red
.
(#4):
"
Fort Henry."
(#5):
"
Plan of Fort Donelson and its Outworks, Surveyed under the Direction of Lieut. Col. J.B. McPherson, A.D.C., and Captain of Engineers by Lieuts. Jenney and Kossak."
(#6):
"
Fort Donelson and the Positions of the 1st Division during the Siege February 12-16, 1862. Brigadier General John A. McCleranand."
(#7):
"
Dover, Tennessee."
Map Shows Citizens' Homes & Farms, Churches, Mills, Trading Posts, Blockade Line, & Many Other Landmarks:
(If Interested in Any Family in the Area, Email me the Name & Approximate Geographic Location and I will be Pleased to search to locate their Home, Farm, Mill, etc.)
A Few of the Homes, Farms, Depots, Forts, Mills, Churches, & Other Landmarks located on the Map:
Burnt House, Boyd's, Telegraph LIne, Road to Fort Donelson, Road to Clarksville, Iron Works, Cumberland River, Road to Dover, Fort Henry, Tents, Quarters, Corn Field, Swamp, Widow Williams, Pine Landing, Bailey's Ferry, Coalings, Peytonia Furnace, Camp Helleck, Hospital, and many others landmarks. Email me names/geographical area if interested in locating familial or other landmarks.
Great for Genealogy & Family History as Map Shows Towns & Landmarks during the War; Some of Which No Longer Exist Today.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History.
The Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies was Commissioned with Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1864, by which Adjt. General E.D. Townsend was Appointed Directorship of the Collection and Preparation of the Atlas, which was ultimately Completed and Published in 35 Parts in Sets of Five Lithographic Plates by the U.S. Government Publishing Office between 1891-1895. The 175 Plate Volume dedicated to Preserving a Historical Record of the War, each Map portraying a wealth of Knowledge and Information on Division, Corps, and Troop Positions; Battle Lines, Topography, and Military Strategy.
The Auction is for the Map itself.
A Frame is Not Included.
The Framed Map shown is a Personal Lithograph of the Atlas Featured to Show the Beauty of the Maps when Framed.
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Greetings from Historical Savannah, Georgia: Founded 1733/
"
Some, to beautify their halls, parlors, chambers, and libraries ... loveth, getteth, and useth maps, charts, and geographical globes."
- John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
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