North Anna; From Surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. MICHLER, Maj. or Engineers By Command of Bvt. Maj. Gen 1 A.A. HUMPHREYS, Brig. Gen 1 & Chief of Engineers

  • unbound
  • U.S. War Department, 1869
By WEYSS, Maj. J.E.
U.S. War Department, 1869. unbound. Map. Photolithograph with hand coloring. Sheet measures 16.5" x 22.5".

Detailed map, and plan showing North Anna in Virginia. The Battle of North Anna was fought in 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia This unusual map was part of a series of surveys by the U.S. War Department, showing all topographical features, private residences, railroads, waterways, major routes and significant landmarks, with relief in hachures. Published in the atlas "Military Maps Illustrating the Operations of the Armies Of The Potomac & James May 4th 1864 to April 9th 1865 including Battlefields of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor, The Siege Of Petersburg And Richmond Battle-fields of Five Forks", 1869. Some pieces missing from lower border. Major John E. Weyss was a topographical engineer and surveyor.


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