File:Battle of Fayetteville Virginia 1862.png
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English: This map shows the situation on September 10, 1862, near Fayetteville, Virginia (now West Virginia), during the American Civil War. Union Colonel Siber was nearly surrounded by a larger Confederate force commanded by Major General William W. Loring, but Siber's position was behind fortifications. |
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| Source | This is a military reconnaissance map of the vicinity of Gauley Bridge in western Virginia as of 1861. The map has been altered by TwoScarsUp to remove notations for 1861 and add information for 1862, based on information provided in chapter 4 of the book "The Battle of Charleston and the 1862 Kanawha Valley Campaign" by Terry Lowry. The original map can be found at the U.S. Library of Congress here. |
| Author | Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, William Franklin Rayolds (1820-1894) modified by TwoScarsUp |
Western Virginia (now West Virginia) between the New River and the Kanawha River, with mountainous terrain
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| current | 21:51, 2 December 2022 | | 923 × 798 (1.65 MB) | TwoScarsUp | Uploaded a work by Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, William Franklin Rayolds (1820-1894) modified by TwoScarsUp from This is a military reconnaissance map of the vicinity of Gauley Bridge in western Virginia as of 1861. The map has been altered by TwoScarsUp to remove notations for 1861 and add information for 1862, based on information provided in chapter 4 of the book "The Battle of Charleston and the 1862 Kanawha Valley Campaign" by Terry Lowry. The original map can be found at... |
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