North Anna from Surveys under the direction of Bevt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers by command of Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Engineers
by Julius Bien, Sup
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New York: NY Lithograph, Printing & Engraving, 1867. Very good +/none as issued. Julius Bien, Sup.. Beautiful hand colored lithographic survey map of the North Anna American Civil War battlefield. Original from 1867. One crease in center of map. 24 x18 inches tall. Loss on bottom right; wear on bottom edge. The Battle of North Anna was fought May 2326, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grants Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia. It consisted of a series of small actions near the North Anna River in central Virginia, rather than a general engagement between the armies. The individual actions are sometimes separately known as: Telegraph Road Bridge and Jericho Mills (for actions on May 23); Ox Ford, Quarles Mill, and Hanover Junction (May 24).After disengaging from the stalemate at Spotsylvania Court House, Grant moved his army to the southeast, hoping to lure Lee into battle on open ground. He lost the race to Lees next defensive position south of the North Anna River, but Lee was unsure of Grants intention and initially prepared no significant defensive works. On May 23, the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren forded the river at Jericho Mills and a Confederate division from the corps of Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill was unable to dislodge its beachhead. The II Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock stormed a small Confederate force at Henagans Redoubt to seize the Chesterfield Bridge crossing on the Telegraph Road, but did not advance further south across the river.That night, Lee and his engineers devised a scheme for defensive earthworks in the shape of an inverted V that could split the Union army when it advanced and allow the Confederates to use interior lines to attack and defeat one wing, preventing the other wing from reinforcing it in time. The Union army initially fell into this trap. As Hancocks men failed to carry the Confederate works on the eastern leg of the V on May 24, a brigade under the drunken Brig. Gen. James H. Ledlie was repulsed from an ill-conceived assault against a strong position at Ox Ford, the apex of the V. Unfortunately for the Confederates, Lee was disabled with heart issues and none of his subordinates were able to execute his planned attack. Civil war historian Gary Gallagher mentions this as the one time General Lees health directly affected the course of a battle. It is often argued that these health issues caused questionable decisions at Gettysburg but Gallagher makes the point that Lee was a very aggressive minded general and that his actions at Gettysburg were typical of this mindset.After two days of skirmishing in which the armies stared at each other from their earthworks, the inconclusive battle ended when Grant ordered another wide movement to the southeast, in the direction of the crossroads at Cold Harbor. wikipedia
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- Title
- North Anna from Surveys under the direction of Bevt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers by command of Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Engineers
- Author
- Julius Bien, Sup
- Illustrator
- Julius Bien, Sup.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- none as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- NY Lithograph, Printing & Engraving
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Civill war, map, lithograph
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- Military History;
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