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Map of battlefield of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, showing the positions of the U.S. troops, May 17th 1863 Prepared under the direction of Lieut. P. C. Hains. U.S. Engrs., by F. Mason, Act. Asst. Engineer. Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War.

Mason, F. Engineer.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[S.l.], Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1876.

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:7200.

Reference: LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 264

Inset: [Cross] section of parapet A. 6 x 16 cm.

Detailed map indicating "confederate works," Union troop positions and names of commanders, artillery positions, roads, "Vicksburg and Jackson Rail Road," houses, fences, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures.

Description derived from published bibliography.

SUBJECTS
Big Black River (Miss)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps.
Big Black River Bridge, Battle of.
United States--Mississippi--Big Black River.

RELATED NAMES
United States Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers.

MEDIUM
1 map, col., 49 x 45 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3982.B54S5 1863 .M3 CW 264

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650

DIGITAL ID
g3982b cw0264000 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3982b.cw0264000

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