Lot 887
[Rare Civil War Map Book Battle Fields of Virginia: Chancellorsville Embracing the operations of the army of Northern Virginia, from the first Battle of Fredericksburg to the death of Lieutenant General Jackson, by Jedediah Hotchkiss and William Allan, published by Van Nostand, NY, 1867, three quarter calf, marbled boards and end papers, gilt lettering, 152 pages, frontispiece engraving of 'Stonewall' Jackson, complete with five fold-out battlefield maps printed by Julius Bien; 12in x 16 in., 14in x 21 in., and 17in x 27.5 in.(3 examples) E800-1200 Note: Sold for the benefit of the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Note: Born in New York in 1828, Jedediah Hotchkiss moved to Virginia in 1847 where he earned a living as a schoolteacher and cartographer In 1862 he secured an appointment on General Jackson's staff Probably the most famous mapmaker of the Civil War, Hotchkiss is credited with providing maps that allowed Jackson to make the most out of the terrain and carry out his lightning strikes After Jackson's death in 1863, Hotchkiss served under General Jubal Early Post-war in 1867, Hotchkiss wrote the book featured here with Jackson's chief of ordinance, William Allan He died in 1899 after a career as an engineer and geologist.
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