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See the Revolutionary War unfold, from Lexington to Yorktown and beyond, on our animated map, produced by Wide Awake Films in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust.
- Chickamauga Animated Map
Watch the action at the Battle of Chickamauga come to life...
- Overland Campaign Animated Map
Watch the action of the Overland Campaign come to life with...
- Gettysburg Animated Map
Enjoy learning about the most famous battle in American...
- Antietam Animated Map
In this video, learn about the first Civil War battle to...
- Shiloh Animated Map
Enjoy learning about the Battle of Shiloh, a colossal fight...
- Chickamauga Animated Map
Ten Great Revolutionary War Maps. Revolutionary War maps range from hasty sketches of roads and paths to elaborate topographical charts depicting elevations, roads, streams and buildings. They were created to support and document military operations as well as to inform the public about the course of the war.
- The Battle
- The Overmountain Camp
- Mcdowell Camp
Walk or drive to the gravel driveway entrance for the parking area at US 64, and face the highway. The exact location and series of events for this battle are not clear, even after a 2017 investigation by an archaeologist/historian for the National Park Service.This page describes a likely scenario based on the evidence found and the account of a L...
Three weeks after the battle, on Sunday, October 1, an army of 1,400 Patriots arrives. They are coming from Quaker Meadows(in modern Morganton) down the same route Ferguson used. These farmers and craftsman, including formal militia units and other volunteers, expect to attack Ferguson at Gilbert Town. They flow out into the area between Magazine C...
Return to your car and turn left onto US 64. Veer onto the second right, Bill Deck Road. You are now following the later Morganton-Rutherfordton Road used by stagecoaches. As it starts to curve right, pull off to the left. McDowell’s Patriots may have been camped here awaiting Ferguson’s approach from the south, not realizing he had already gone pa...
In American Revolutionary Geographies Online, discover the stories, spaces, and people of the American Revolutionary War era through maps, interpretive essays, and interactives.
Cedar Creek. Frederick County, Shenandoah County and Warren County, VA | Oct 19, 1864. Maps, animated maps, history articles, photos, recommended books, web links, and more on this 1864 Civil War battle.
These ten parks are among the most important preserved Revolutionary War battlefields. Each rewards visitors with the insights needed to understand an important battle of the war—insights that cannot be secured without walking the ground where the fighting took place.
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The scope and breadth of the Institute’s map collection reflect the essential role of cartography during this era of war and revolution. The map collection documents a century of nearly continuous conflict in the Western world.
