Sujet
Union position before Yorktown, Va., 18th April 1862. 1862
Légende
A regional view of Yorktown, Va., and vicinity, with Yorktown and Gloucester Point on opposite sides of the York River and indicating where the Warwick River feeds into the James, and also the Poquoson River as it branches off from the York below Yorktown. The headquarters of Gen. John Sedgwick's VI Corps is shown at Warwick Court House. "The Rebel line of Defense from Gloucester Point to the mouth of the Warwick River on the James across the Peninsula, was 13 miles long. The ground was held by Rebel Genl. Magruder with 11,200 men and 60 guns. Gloucester Point Battery was held by 500 men only during the whole siege. Union Army at this time 85,000!"
Date
1862
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG20A03_002
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,5Mo (11,2Mo) / 32,3cm x 41,5cm / 3811 x 4907 (300dpi)