U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Selected Civil War Maps

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Selected Civil War Maps, A&M 4191, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 oversize folder)
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Abstract:
Selected Civil War maps reproduced from originals by the U.S. Coast Survey, 1861-1865. These were published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in the period ca. 1955-1965, during the tenure of Rear Admiral H. Arnold Karo, Director. See scope and content note for details.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Selected Civil War Maps, A&M 4191, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Selected Civil War maps reproduced from originals by the U.S. Coast Survey, 1861-1865. These were published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in the period ca. 1955-1965, during the tenure of Rear Admiral H. Arnold Karo, Director.

There are a total of 20 maps. They include:

Plan of Fort Jackson, Mississippi, Showing Effect of Bombardment, 1862

Reconnaisance of the Mississippi River, 1862

Richmond, Virginia, 1864

Military Map of South-eastern Virginia, 1864

Map of Portions of Sea Coast, South Carolina and Georgia, 1861

Other maps include Vicksburg and Charleston Harbor.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard