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Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1862
Description: Drawn the second year of the Civil War, this 1862 map of Milwaukee shows post offices, light houses, beacon lights, county buildings, elevator warehouses, ...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Building and Environs

Date: 1862
Description: John S. Fuller took this image of the third Wisconsin State Capitol (the second in Madison), from Governor Farwell's Octagon House, probably early in 1862....
Drawing

Preliminary Sketch — Hamburg Landing

Date: 1862
Description: This is the preliminary sketch for "Hamburg Landing, 4 miles below Pittsburg Landing, Commisary [sic] Depot of Gen. Hallek's Army." Shows an encampm...
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Map shewing [sic] the Several Routes Proposed for the Passage of Gun-Boats to the Lakes

Date: 1862
Description: Lithography of C. Van Benthuysen.
Print

Civil War Regiment

Date: 1862
Description: Birds-eye view of a Wisconsin Civil War regiment on parade in Fond du Lac, as drawn by Louis Kurz from the Marr Street Methodist Church. The regiment canno...
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The Battle Fields and Military Positions in the Virginia Peninsula From Surveys Supplied by Officers of the Army

Date: 1862
Description: This map shows the region of southeastern Virginia which served as the setting for the Peninsular Campaign of 1862. A few battle sites are marked by crosse...
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Map of Field of Shiloh Near Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. Showing the Positions of the U.S. Forces

Date: 1862
Description: This map of the Battle of Shiloh shows relief by hachures, vegetation, drainage, houses, fields, fences, mills, and roads and is color coded to show the mo...
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The New Military Map Illustrating the Seat of War

Date: 1862
Description: This map of the southeastern United States shows cities and towns, rail lines, and geographic features such as rivers, mountains, lakes, and swamps.
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The Historical War Map [Copyright] by Asher & Co.

Date: 1862
Description: This map of the southeastern United States shows forts and battlefields, railroads, rivers, and cities and towns. Dates of admission and secession of the s...
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War Telegram Marking Map

Date: 1862
Description: This map of eastern Virginia and Maryland shows rivers, roads and railroads from Hagerstown, Maryland, south to Suffolk, Virginia, and west to Staunton, Vi...
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Military Map of Southeastern Virginia; drawn by A. Lindenkohl

Date: 1862
Description: Map of southeastern Virginia indicating fortifications, towns, roads, railroads, drainage, and some vegetation. 2 sheets, each mounted on 1 sheet.
Map or Atlas

Map Showing the Military Defense of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport

Date: 1862
Description: This detailed map shows batteries and rifle pits, railroads, common and military roads, turnpikes, city streets and names, bridges, ferries, rural houses a...
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Map of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Date: 1862
Description: This hand-colored map shows railroads in Minnesota, Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, and northern Illinois. The township survey grid, counties, cities and villages...
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Map of Jefferson County, State of Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: This map shows townships, landownership, roads, railroads, and swampland in Jefferson County. There is an inset maps showing the towns of: Watertown, Jeffe...
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Map of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: This 1862 map of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, shows land ownership and acreages, the township and range grid, towns, cities and villages, roads, railroads,...
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Map of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: This map shows townships and sections, landownership and acreages, roads, railroads, cemeteries, churches, schools, mills, and stone quarries. "Engraved, p...
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Map of Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: This 1862 map of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, property owners an...
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Map of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: Shows townships and sections, landownership and acreage, roads, railroads, churches, schools, and cemeteries. Inset maps: Plat of Hingham -- Plat of Casca...

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