Map of the Battle of Dranesville

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Title

Map of the Battle of Dranesville

Subject

Battle at Dranesville, Va. Decr. 20th, 1861.

Description

The Battle of Dranesville took place on December 20th, 1861 in the vicinity of Dranesville, VA (now the greater Great Falls region) between Union Brigadier General Edward Ord and Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart. This map in particular shows the house of Dr. William B. Day, as well as Coleman's store, both of which are mentioned in the trial records regarding Dr. Day and Charles Coleman. This map was drawn by Robert Knox Sneden and appears in his diary entries following the Civil War.

Creator

Robert Knox Sneden

Source

Sneden, Robert. "Battle at Dranesville, Va. Decr. 20th, 1861" The Library of Congress: American Memory. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00001

Publisher

Museum Department of the Virginia Historical Society

Date

December 20th, 1861

Contributor

Kristin Mattice

Rights

http://www.civilwar.org/maps/cwpt-map-reprint-permission.html

Language

English

Type

Map

Citation

Robert Knox Sneden, “Map of the Battle of Dranesville,” My Cemetery, accessed April 16, 2024, https://mycemetery.org/items/show/1121.

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