Civil War America Map
Follow the battles and troop movements.
Civil war america map. An annotated list of maps and atlases in the library of congress compile by richard w. Before and between america s defining conflicts mapmakers were busy documenting the locales that would become the seats of war. In our map collection you will find historic maps hundreds of our one of a kind troop movement maps and numerous animated maps in which the movements of battle come to life. Bank of america corporation for public broadcasting.
Lc civil war. The confederacy dissolved and the country was reunited. Louis jefferson city and springfield the routes of union campaigns and the engagements at boonville cart. Issued to accompany formby john.
The vast majority of the maps were prepared by federal forces or by commercial. Le gear s a list of geographical atlases in the library of congress washington library of congress 1973 v. When antislavery candidate abraham lincoln was elected president 1860 the southern states seceded. This bibliography not only includes descriptions of printed photoreproduced annotated and hand drawn maps made between 1861 and 1865 but also maps made later to illustrate or explain specific events movements and battles of the war.
A map of missouri showing the operations in the area during the first year of the american civil war 1861. The civil war was a brutal war that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Funding for the 25th anniversary presentation of the civil. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states rights.
It left the south economically devastated and resulted in the criminalization of slavery in the united states. Lee surrendered to the union forces of ulysses s. Use these resources to help students understand the u s. American civil war four year war 1861 65 fought between the united states and 11 southern states that seceded to form the confederate states of america.
Animated battle map see the entire civil war unfold from fort sumter to appomattox and beyond on our animated map produced by wide awake films in partnership with the american battlefield trust. The civil war began primarily as a result of the long standing controversy over the enslavement of black people war broke out in april 1861 when secessionist forces attacked fort sumter in south carolina shortly after abraham lincoln had been. The civil war is sponsored by. Confederate general lee surrendered to union general grant in the spring of 1865 officially ending the war.
April 1865 was a momentous month in american history. The american civil war maps. The map shows the cities of st. Grant effectively ending the civil war.
On april 9 the confederate army under robert e.