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950 Series I Volume XLIII-II Serial 91 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part II

Page 950 OPERATIONS IN N. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LV.

List of maps furnished by the topographical engineer office, &c. - Continued.

No. Date. To whom Name of map. Scale.

furnished.

79 Sept. Major General L. Map of center of 1/160000

23 L. Lomax Rockbridge to

Frederick County

80 Sept. Brigadier General .....do.............. 1/160000

23 G. C.

Wharton

81 Sept. Lieutenant General Center of valley 1/160000

24 J. A. Early (tracing)

82 Sept. Major General .........do.......... 1/160000

26 J. B. Gordon

83 Sept. Major General J. .........do.......... 1/160000

28 B. Kershaw

84 Sept. Major General S. ........do........... 1/160000

28 D. Ramseur

85 Oct. 3 General Southeast Virginia, 1/200000

Robert E. U. S. Engineer map

Lee (three by two feet)

86 Oct. 3 Brigadier General Center of Valley, 1/160000

John Pegram, midway to Mount

commanding Jackson

division

87 Oct. 5 Brigadier General ........do........... 1/160000

T. L.

Rosser,

campaigning

cavalry

division

88 Oct. 16 .....do..... Northwest of Valley 1/160000

turnpike, Woodstock

to Winchester, for

routes to attack

enemy's camps.

89 Oct. 17 Lieutenant General Sketch of enemy's 2 miles

J. A. Early position and works at to inch.

Cedar Creek, and

approaches for plan

of attack (original

reconnaissance).

90 Oct. 22 Major General J. Map of center of

B. Kearshaw Valley

91 Oct. 31 Colonel A. L. Parts of Georgia, 10 miles

Rives, North Carolina, to inch.

assistant to Alabama, and

Chief of Tennessee, U. S.

Engineer Engineer map.

Bureau.

92 Nov. 25 Lieutenant General Sketch of proposed 1 inch to

J. A. Early camping-ground near mile

Fishersvile, Va.

93
Nov.30 {Lieutenant Colonel Two maps showing 10 miles

94
William position of Army of to inch.

Proctor Valley District and

Smith, pickets, November 30

chief (four sheets).

engineer

Valey

District.

95 Dec. 15 Colonel A. L. Military map of 1/200000

RIves, Southeast Virginia,

assistant to U. S. Engineers.

Chief of

Engineer

Bureau.

96 Dec. 15 ....do...... Battle-field of 1 1/2

Chattanooga, U. S. miles to

Engineers. inch.

97 Dec. 15 ....do...... Map Eastern Virginia, 15 miles

U. S. Coast Survey to inch.

98 Dec. 15 ....do...... Map of West Virginia, Do.

U. S. Coast Survey

99 Dec. 15 Lieutenant Colonel Route of Rosser's 10 miles

William P. division to New Creek to inch.

Smith, chief

engineer

Valley

District.

100 Dec. 15 ....do...... Map of New Creek; its 2 miles

defenses and vicinity to inch.

101 Dec. 15 .....do..... Sketch of action at 1/40000

Rude's Hill, November

19, 1864.

Strength of the Army of Valley District, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early commanding, December 31, 1864, as shown by inspection reports.

Command. Aggregat Aggregate Aggregate Present Pieces

e present. present effective of

present and for the artille

for absent. field. ry.

duty.

General 7 7 10 7 ....

staff

Breckinrid

ge's

(Wharton's

)

division:

Staff 12 12 13 5 ....

Echols' 570 663 1,981 571 ....

brigade

Wharton's 809 1,043 2,697 740 ....

brigade

Smith's 592 733 1,993 525 ....

brigade

Artillery 942 1,153 2,391 1,047 28

Cavalry* .... .... .... .... ....

Total 2,932 3,611 9,085 2,895 28

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[EXTRACT FROM REMARKS ON ORIGINAL REPORT.] - The camps of the artillery and infantry of this army are located near Fishersville, August County, Va., about seven miles south of Staunton, on the Virginia Central Railroad.

Major-General Lomax's cavalry division is cantoned from Swift Run Gap, in Rockingham County, Va., across the Blue Ridge to Madison Court-House, and Major-General Rosser's is collected near Swoope's Depot, nine miles west of Staunton, on the Central railroad.

*Not reported.

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