The Seat of War in Eastern Virginia

This map from the front page of the May 6, 1862, New York Daily Tribune helped Americans unfamiliar with the geography of eastern Virginia sort out the landscape and resources associated with the names of towns and railroad junctions coming from newspaper reports. The constant flow of war information and visual representations like this map kept Americans abreast of far-away developments.

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The Seat of War in Eastern Virginia

About this Document

  • Source: New York Daily Tribune
  • Published: New York
  • Date: May 6, 1862