Map of Warrenton Junction : Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October 1863.

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Map of Warrenton Junction : Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October 1863.

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Illustrates the position in October 1863 in Fauquier County, Va., of the Union 3rd Army Corps under General William Henry French. The Union troops were near Warrenton Junction along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. This was part of the Bristoe Campaign, 9 October-9 November 1863, during which the rail line was destroyed by the.

1 map : pen-and-ink and watercol. ; 25 x 17 cm.

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