William Hale Long Civil War maps: Finding Aid mssHM
44668-44682
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
June 2022
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San Marino, California 91108
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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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Preferred Citation
[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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1976. In 2022, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject and format.
Custodial History
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
Folder 1
Section of Northern Virginia showing the location of the Battle of
Manassas
HM 44668
1862 approximately August 29-30
Scope and Contents
Scale: 1 inch to the mile. 22 x 10 inches.
Folder 2
Section of Northern Virginia showing in detail the area between Winchester and
Harpers Ferry, and between Middleburg and Upperville
HM 44669
1864 September
Scope and Contents
24 x 30 inches.
Folder 3
Section of Northern Virginia showing in detail the area around Strasburg with
sketch of troop movements in the vicinity
HM 44670
1864
Scope and Contents
21 x 11 inches.
Folder 4
Sketch of section of Northern Virginia showing the area around Liberty and
Unionville
HM 44671
approximately 1864
Scope and Contents
21 x 10 inches.
Folder 5
Sketch of section of Northern Virginia showing the area between Fayetteville
and Warrenton
HM 44672
approximately 1864
Scope and Contents
17 x 15 inches.
Folder 6
Sketch of section of Northern Virginia showing the area around
Smithfield
HM 44673
Scope and Contents
18 x 30 inches.
Folder 7
Martinsburg, Winchester, Harpers Ferry, Leesburg, and Strausburg. Shows also in
detail the Upperville-Middleburg area
HM 44674
approximately 1864
Scope and Contents
16 x 18 inches.
Folder 8
Berkley's County. Shows in great detail the area northwest of Harpers
Ferry
HM 44675
1862
Scope and Contents
18 x 18 inches.
Folder 9
Section of Northern Virginia showing the Richmond-Petersburg area in
detail
HM 44676
approximately 1864
Scope and Contents
12 x 9 inches.
Folder 10
Battlefield of Antietam HM 44677
1862 September 17
Scope and Contents
12 x 9 inches.
Folder 11
Field of occupation of Army of the Potomac HM 44678
1863 February-June
Scope and Contents
30 x 36 inches. Prepared by order of General Hocker from reconnaissance made under
Captain R. S. Williamson, Lieutenant N. Bowen, General D. P. Woodbury, and others. Upper
left section cut out.
Folder 12
Northern Virginia, the Falmouth-Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania Court House region,
shown in topographical detail
HM 44679
approximately 1864
Folder 13
Sketch of the Petersburg, Virginia, area showing the troop arrangements at the
time of the Battle of Petersburg
HM 44680
1865 January
Folder 14
Rappahannock Station and Bealton Station, Virginia, detailed topographical map
of this region
HM 44681
approximately 1864
Folder 15
Sketch map of the Petersburg region showing the plank roads of the region and
the arrangement of troops
HM 44682
approximately 1864
