Article: CIVIL WAR MAPS ON DISPLAY AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN EXHIBITION 'HOTCHKISS, SHENANDOAH VALLEY MAPMAKER'

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news release:

Gen. Stonewall Jackson's chief cartographer during the Civil War, Jedediah Hotchkiss, would often work on horseback in the field, observing and drawing the lay of the land. Armed with a sketchbook, colored pencils and a compass-and using the pacing of his horse to determine feet and miles-Hotchkiss produced remarkably accurate, detailed and visually beautiful maps.

A selection of these maps, used by Confederate officers to plan military operations and strategy, are on display at the Library of Congress in the exhibition "Jed Hotchkiss, Shenandoah Valley Mapmaker" from now until July 31, 2010.

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