Sketch of Paducah, KY and vicinity

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Title	Sketch of Paducah, KY and vicinity
Creator	Captain John Rziha
Publication Info	Washington : Government Printing Office
Physical Description	1 map : col.
Plate No.	6
Map No.	2
Scale	2 inches-1 mile
Resource Type	Technical Drawing;
Publication Date	1891
Coverage - Date Range	1861-1865
City/Towns	Paducah ; Blandville
State	Kentucky
Named Places	Tennessee Island ; Pontoon Bridge ; various streets ; schoolhouse
Bodies of Water	Ohio River ; Tennessee River ; Island Creek
Railroads	N.O. and O. RR
Military Personnel	Captain John Rziha
Note	map reads topographically with different sectiona named according to vegetation, such as "lowland" "heavy timber" etc. ; red designates Confederate affiliation while blue designates Union affiliation ; handwritten note or "(indorsement)" in bottom left corner but barely legible ; heights accompany some structures
Source	atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies: House miscellaneous documenys. Vol. 40. pt 1 (plates 1-84)
Contents	"Battery No. 1- one 32 & two 6-pounders, the 32-pounder to be replaced by a 24-pdr howitzer when received. Battery no. 2- one 32 & one 6-pounder, the 32-pounder to be replaced by a 24-pdr howitzer when received. Battery No. 3- one 24-pdr howitzer. Battery No. 4- one 32 & two 6-pounders. Battery No. 5- two 6-pounders. Battery No. 6- two 6-pounders. Armament of Fort, seven 32-pounders, when we get them. The blue dotted line designates the borders of the abatis. The Fort had Batteries No. 1 & 6 under direct fire. Battery No. 1 commands Batteries No.s 2, 3, 4 & 5. Batteries No. 2 & 3 can dismount batteries No.s 1, 4 & 5. The fort contains 2 shell-proof powder magazines, one well which will always supply 250 men with water, 3 cisterns each containing 700 barrels water, and one double-acting force pump in connection withthe river. The building inside the Fort will be made ball-proof with timber blinds. The width of the Ohio River opposite the landing place is three quarters of a mile. Captain Hopkin's Springfield, Ill. light artillery distributed here and at Smithland to serve the heavy guns.
Series Statement	Series 1. Vol. 4. Page 339
Collection Title	War of the Rebellion Collection;
ID	19wor_atlas_v1_006_02
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

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