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How the war commenced, and how near it is ended

Description: Image of a partial map of the United States with shaded areas indicating Union and Confederate territory changes during the Civil War through late 1864; text published by the National Union Executive Committee printed below the map discusses the occurrences that shaped the beginning of the war, states and territories seized with area and population, and an outline of the war's progress.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1 October 1864
Call number: priJLC_MIL_001246
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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Map of Uganda and adjoining territories : compiled for the Intelligence Division, War Office / by Captain J.R.L. Macdonald, R.E

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2444 Macdonald, J.R.L. Map of Uganda and adjoining territories compiled for the Intelligence Division, War Office. London, Edward Stanford, 1895. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]." MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Macdonald. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Battle of Corinth

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged during the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862 during the American Civil War; the flags indicating the "4th Regiment Texas" and "63rd Ohio Vol. Inf." fly over the clashing soldiers fighting their way through trenches and forts, Union forts firing cannons in background.

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E. M. Stanton. Sec. War

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Image of a relief map of the seat of The American Civil War showing Cairo, Illinois, and parts of other southern states, including Kentucky and Tennessee; battleships in Mississippi River and its tributaries visible; distances from notable cities noted in lower margin.

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David Tod. Gov. of Ohio

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Image of Union soldiers on horseback and leading a team of horses pulling a covered wagon along a road next to a large rock formation near Gauley Ferry, West Virginia, during the American Civil War.

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How the war commenced, and how near it is ended

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