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Harper’s Ferry [1863] Prepared by Bvt. Brig. Genl. N. Michler, Major of Engineers, from surveys under his direction, by order of Brig. Genl. & Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, and under the authority of the Hon. Secretary of War Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. (Library of Congress)

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacent to Harper’s Ferry, Va.; including Maryland, Loudoun, and Bolivar Heights, and portions of South and Short Mountains, with the positions of the defensive works, also the junction of the Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers, and their passage through the Blue Ridge. Surveyed from August 3d to Sept. 20th 1863, under the direction of Capt. N. Michler, Corps of Engrs., U.S. Army, by Major John E. Weyss, Principal Assistant, Engineer Department, Army of the Potomac. Lettering by Wm. Hesselbach.] Engraved in the Engr. Dept. (Library of Congress)

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