Briscoe, James C., ?-1869 Position held by the 1st Divn. 3rd Corps After Having Repulsed the Enemy Decb. 13th 1862

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GLC#
GLC02630.02
Type
Maps
Date
December 19, 1862
Author/Creator
Briscoe, James C., ?-1869
Title
Position held by the 1st Divn. 3rd Corps After Having Repulsed the Enemy Decb. 13th 1862
Place Written
Virginia
Pagination
1 map : col. Height: 27.8 cm, Width: 36.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Map sent with a letter written by Union General David B. Birney (see GLC02630.01). Shows the Union position on the battlefield at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Various picket lines, topographical features, and the locations of troops under generals Doubleday, Birney, and Sickles appear. Shows General William B. Franklin's headquarters and pontoon bridges over the Rappahannock River at "The Folly." Fredericksburg is at the far right. Signed by Briscoe as First Lieutenant, acting engineer under Birney. Drawn at a scale of 500 yards to the inch. Date from letter.

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