Topics in Chronicling America - Civil War Maps in the New York Daily Tribune

As hostilities intensify between the North and the South, people on both sides of the burgeoning Civil War seek to make sense of what is taking place in their country. The press rushed to publish stories and accounts of the battles, but perhaps the most telling features were the maps that they published. The New York Tribune published these graphical accounts of the Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Gettysburg and more. Read more about it!

The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.

Jump to: Sample Articles

Important Dates:

• July 17-21, 1861. First Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
• March 9, 1862. Armored ships Merrimac and Monitor engage in battle.
• March 20, 1862. Fabricated map of the battle at Sugar Creek in Pea Ridge, AR published. The Tribune had no correspondent at the battle.
• April 5-May 4, 1862. Siege and Battle of Yorktown.
• September 20, 1862. Accounts of Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) published.
• July 7, 1863. Battle of Gettysburg reported, with a map of the area.
• 1862-1865. As part of the Anaconda Plan, the Union army blockades the Southern coast, gains control of the Mississippi River, captures the Tennessee River Valley and cuts across Georgia to Atlanta. Finally, Grant captures Richmond, VA.
• April 4, 1865. Capture of Richmond, VA reported with maps. April 9, 1865 General Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse.

Suggested Search Strategies:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] map, miles, battle/location names
• It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "The position in western Virginia," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), July 13, 1861, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2-3.
• "The battle field," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), July 26, 1861, Page 6, Image 6, col. 5-6.
• "The Atlantic Coast, from Beaufort, N.C. to St. Augustine, Fla.", New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), October 31, 1861, Page 8, Image 8, col. 3.
• "Scene of the Merrimac's exploits," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), March 10, 1862, Page 5, Image 5, col. 4-5.
• "Sugar Creek--The Battle Field," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), March 20, 1862, Page 6, Image 6, col. 3-4.
• "The position before Yorktown," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), April 10, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "The seat of war in the south-west," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), May 31, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5
• "The battle-fields before Richmond," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), July 1, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
• "The great battle of Sharpsburg," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), September 20, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "The battle-field around Gettysburg," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), July 7, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "Vicksburg and the surrounding country," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), July 8, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "The Rebel Confederacy as claimed in 1861 and as it is now," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), August 10, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
• "Operations around Knoxville," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), December 5, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "Scene of Sherman's operations," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), May 25, 1864, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
• "Grant's great campaign--the approaches to Richmond," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), May 30, 1864, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
• "The war in Georgia--Gen. Sherman's approach to Atlanta," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), June 2, 1864, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
• "From Richmond to Petersburg," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), June 23, 1864, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3-4.
• "Map of Atlanta and its defenses," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), September 15, 1864, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "The field of operations in Virginia," New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), April 4, 1865, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "Richmond, and thirty miles around it", New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), April 4, 1865, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1-6.