Parts of Arkansas and Louisiana; Section Including Falls and Dam In Red River; Sketch of the Battle-Field of Ocean Pond, Fla.

Plate Number LIII from the War of the Rebellion Atlas – interesting details regarding the Red River Campaign, “One damn blunder from beginning to end” (according to Sherman).

This double-page lithographed sheet was originally published in 1895 by the United States War Department as part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. The massive two-volume work, known also as the War of the Rebellion Atlas, consists of 178 plates and over 1,000 graphic elements; mostly maps, but also panoramas, technical drawings, and full-color illustrations. Collectively, the contents offer a comprehensive resource that visualizes the vast majority of engagements, large and small, of the American Civil War. A fully scanned copy is available online in the digital collections of Baylor University Library.