Civil War maps going on Internet

Times Argus ^ | January 11, 2005 | Carl Hartman

[Petronski]

The Library of Congress is posting 2,240 maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks, while The Virginia Historical Society and the Library of Virginia are adding about 600 items. Much of the collection is online now; the rest will be by the spring.

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[pennyfarmer]

Nice to see the "Freedom of information act" is moving swiftly. Like freaking greased lightning. Never know how those top secret Civil War documents might turn its outcome.

[OldCorps]

bump...great stuff

[Petronski]

LOL...anything for a bump. I wish I could remember who else to ping...

[Old Phone Man]

I've been on the site for about four hours....Great!

[octobersky]

Excellent news. BTTT

[First_Salute]

Sounds like more of the American Heritage Holocaust being waged by the socialists, to purge our libraries and museums of everything but "like-minded-ness."

[razorback-bert]

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[Slainte]

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/

[MississippiMan]

Click here.

MM

[MissouriConservative]

bump for later read

[flying Elvis]

I could have used these today while I was out metal detecting, which turned out to be an exercise in futility.

[razorback-bert]

That worked, thanks, buy you dinner at Doe's, next time I visit my farm.

[holyscroller]

Go for it Genealogy Girl!

[TheBattman]

Self ping for later reading/reference.

[Paleo Conservative]

I wonder if any of them are accurate enough to georefernce?

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[rustbucket]

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