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

Page 948 OPERATIONS IN N. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LV.

I beg leave to state that I have been efficiently, promptly, and diligently aided by the two gentlemen detailed as my assistants, Messrs. S. B. Robinson and C. W. Oltmanns.

I am, major, your obedient servant,

JED HOTCHKISS,

Topographical Engineer, Valley District.

List of maps furnished by the topographical engineer office of the Second Corps and of the Valley District, Army of Northern Virginia, during the campaign of 1864.

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

furnished

1 Feb.22 Major General J. Parts of Augusta, 1/100000

A. Early, rockbridge, Alleghany,

commanding Bath, and Highland

Valley Counties, Va., to

District. illustrate a plan of

defense proposed by

General Early to

General R. E. Lee.

2 Apr.12 Major General J. Battle of 2 miles

E. B. Stuart Chancellorsville, to to inch.

accompany report.

3 May 1 Lieutenant General R. Spotsylvania County, 1/80000

S. Ewell, Va.

commanding

Second Corps.

May 1 1/160000

.... do ..... Three sections of

photographic map of

Virginia.

4 May 1 Major General J. Spotsylvania and 1/80000

B. Gordon Orange Counties, Va.

5 May 1 Major General R. ...... do............ 1/80000

E. Rodes

6 May 1 Major General J. Spotsylvania and 1/160000

B. Gordon. Caroline Counties, Va.

7 May 1 Brigadier General A. Orange County, Va. 1/160000

L. Long,chief

of artillery,

Second Corps.

8 May 1 Surg. H. One section 1/160000

McGuire, photographic map

medical (tracing)

director

Second Corps.

9 May 1 Major W. J. Two sections 1/160000

Hawks, chief photographic map

commissary (tracing)

Second corps.

10 May 1 Major B. H. Four sections 1/160000

Green, acting photographis map

chief (tracing)

engineer.

11 May 1 Surg. H. One section 1/160000

McGuire photographic map

(tracing)

12 May 1 Captain R. E. .....do............. 1/160000

Wilbourn,

chief signal

officer.

13 May 1 Brigadier General J. Portion of the Valley 1/160000

D. Imboden, and Northwest Virginia

commanding to the Alleghany

Valley Mountains from

District. original

reconnaissances and

Lieutenant Koerner's

surveys (three by four

feet).

14 May 1 General R. E. Copy of above, by 1/160000

Lee, order

commanding

Army Northern

Virginia.

15 May 1 Lieutenant Colonel Three sections 1/160000

Wm. Allan, photographic map

chief of (tracing).

ordnance.

16 May 20 Brigadier General A. One section 1/160000

L. Long, chief photographic map

of artillery. (tracing)

17 May 27 Major General J. Three sections 1/160000

B. Gordon. photographis map

(tracing)

18 May 27 Major General J. .....do............... 1/160000

A. Early

19 May 27 Lieutenant General R. ....do............... 1/160000

S. Ewell

20 May 27 Major J. D. One section 1/160000

Rogers, chief photographic map

quartermaster (tracing)

Second Corps

21 May 27 Surg. H. One section 1/16000

McGuire, photographic map

medical (tracing)

director.

22 May 27 Major General M. Four sections 1/80000

L. Smith, photographic map,

chief engineer vicinity of Richmond

Army Northern (tracings).

Virginia

23 May 27 Major B. H. One section 1/160000

Green, acting photographic map

chief engineer (tracing)

24 May 29 Lieutenant General A. Six sections 1/80000

P. Hill, phiotographic map,

commanding vicinity of Richmond

Third Corps. (tracings).

25 May 29 Brigadier- Three sections 1/160000

General photographic map,

Butler, of Eastern Virginia.

cavalry.

26 May 29 Brigadier General S. Two sections 1/160000

D. Ramseur, photographic map,

commanding Eastern Virginia.

division

27 May 30 Lieutenant General R. Map of Hanover County, 1/40000

S. Ewell Va. (tracing)

28 May 30 Major S. R. ....do............... 1/40000

Johnson,

Provisional

Engineers.

29 May 31 Surg. H. three sections 1/160000

McGuire, photographic map,

medical Eastern Virginia.

director.

30 May 31 Brigadier General A. Three sections 1/80000

L. Long, photographic map,

chief of vicinity of Richmond,

artillery. Va.

31 May 31 Lieutenant General R. Four sections 1/80000

S. Ewell photographic map,

vicinity, of Richmond,

Va.

32 June 2 Lieutenant General J. Six sections 1/80000

A. Early photographic map,

vicinity of Richmond,

Va.


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