Map of the Battle of South Mills

 
Civil War


April 19, 1862

Part of Union Army General Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition


Plan of Battle of South Mills. Dismal Swamp Canal,
by Robert Sneden, 1832-1918.

This pen-and-ink and watercolor map shows the area between South Mills, Camden County, N.C., and Joy's Creek to the north and the Pasquotank River to the south where battle took place on April 19, 1862.

NOTES
Color coding indicates location of Union and Confederate forces.

Relief shown by hachures.

Scale not given.

Size of the original is 13 x 15.5 cm.

This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.

Citation: Thanks to the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division for the digital image which was then resized, sharpened, and color-enhanced by CoastalGuide.

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