"[Lot of 2] Defences of Richmond [and] Peninsula Between York and James Rivers",

A. The Defences of Richmond published by The New York Herald, dated 1864, (14 x 19.5"). This map of Richmond displays "The Scene of Operations on the North Side of James River and the Defences of the Rebel Capital, from a Map Found on the Body of the Rebel General Gherardie." The map extends from Richmond in the upper left to Dutch Gap and Deep Bottom in the lower right.

Brigadier General Victor Jean Baptiste Gherardy was born on June 26, 1837 in Lauw, France and died August 16, 1864 at Fussell's Mill, Virginia while resisting a Union assault on Darbytown Road. Both the road and the mill are shown at the center right of the map. He had emigrated in 1842 and entered the Confederate States Army in 1861 as a lieutenant. He served in the battles of Seven Days, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. In 1864 he transferred to General William Mahone's staff in the Richmond-Petersburg area. Gherardy organized the Confederate counterattack at the Battle of the Crater, and on July 30 was promoted from Captain to Brigadier General. Condition - there are a few tears in the margins, one of which just extends into the blank space of the image which has been closed on verso with archival tape.

B. Peninsula Between York and James Rivers by G.W. Colton, circa 1863, (6.5 x 12"). The map extends southeast from Richmond to Norfolk, Virginia. In mid-1862 the Union forces launched the Peninsular Campaign from the Ft. Monroe area toward Richmond. Although initially successful, the Union Forces failed to press on when they reached Richmond, and the war lasted three more years. Condition - there is some light staining in the upper portion of the sheet, most of which is confined to the blank margins.

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Condition: B+

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