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Long (William Hale) Civil War Maps
mssHM 44668-44682
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: William Hale Long Civil War maps
Creator:
Long, William Hale, 1835-1890
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 44668-44682
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
(15 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1862-1865
Abstract: A collection of 15 original manuscript
maps drawn by Colonel William Hale Long during the American Civil War.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. William Hale Long Civil War maps, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Jenkins Company, September 1975.
William Hale Long (1835-1890) was a Union officer during the American Civil War. Long was
born in New York City and at the age of fifteen went to sea for three years; upon his
return, Long worked in the hardware business with his father, Nathaniel R. Long. At the
outbreak of the war in 1861 he became Second Lieutenant of Company I, Thirty-Third New York
Infantry; Long was discharged in October 1862, to accept a promotion as Captain, surveyor,
and Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers; he continued to be promoted throughout the war
to Brevet-Colonel in April 1865. During the war he was Provost-Marshal under General Brooks
and aide-de-camp to General Davidson. Long was mustered out in September 1865, and he moved
to Boston, Massachusetts, to work for Jordan, Marsh and Co., a wholesale and retail firm. In
1870, Long married Carrie Mason, of Bangor, Maine, and they had one daughter, Winifred Long.
William H. Long died at his home in Chelsea, near Boston, in April 1890.
A collection of 15 manuscript maps and sketches drawn by William Hale Long which detail
various areas and battles during the American Civil War; the maps and sketches focus on
Northern Virginia and cover the years from 1862 to 1865. The material is a historical
resource for the history of the campaigns and illustrate the progress of the war in this
area as well as its conclusion. Long led various reconnaissances and these maps were used by
him for this work. The material also serves as documentation for the reconstruction of the
action for these battles and campaigns. The maps were originally folded and stored in a
morocco case but are now flattened and placed in 15 individual folders.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1976. In 2022, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged by subject and format.
Originally purchased from the Eberstadt collection, catalog page 8, item 18420.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 -- Maps
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864 -- Maps
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- Maps
United States -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865 -- Campaigns
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Maps
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Maps
Manuscript maps -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Sketches -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Topographic maps -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865