Hal Jespersen’s Wikipedia Civil War Maps
These are maps I created for Wikipedia American Civil War battle articles. Many are in the public domain—these are marked "PD" in the License columns below. If you use them, I would appreciate a footnote crediting me. I have started to use a new license for more recently created or updated files, the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which means that if you use them, you must abide by the terms of that license and attribute the image to "Map by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW". These files are marked "CC3" in the License column.
The source files listed as "FH11" were created with Macromedia Freehand. These files can be opened in Adobe Illustrator CS3 (although not earlier versions) and perhaps other vector graphic editing programs. In August 2007, I switched over to Adobe Illustrator CS3; files in this format are listed as "AI." Files updated after May 2010 are in Illustrator CS5 format, labeled "AI5." At the same time, I have started date stamping new or corrected maps in the Recent Update column. I have chosen not to publish these maps in Adobe's SVG format because I find that there are (relatively minor) font problems with the resulting files. If this situation changes someday, I'll start using SVGs.
An all-around excellent source for other Civil War maps is the West Point Atlas by Col. Vincent Esposito. It was from those maps that I derived my style of simple topographic representation.
For Photoshop images I have created, see below.
Map or Image Name |
Source |
Graphic |
License |
Recent Update |
Notes |
| Antietam Overview | PD |
Wikipedia article | |||
| Antietam0600 | PD |
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| Antietam0730 | PD |
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| Antietam0900 | PD |
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| Antietam1000 | PD |
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| Appomattox Campaign | PD |
article | |||
| Atlanta Campaign (Dalton to Kennesaw Mountain) | CC3 |
23 May 2010 |
article | ||
| BethesdaChurch-OldChurch | PD |
article | |||
| Brandy Station Overview | CC3 |
23 May 2009 |
article | ||
| Bristoe Campaign | CC3 |
2 Apr 2009 |
article | ||
| Carolinas Campaign | CC3 |
13 Jul 2009 |
article | ||
| Cedar Creek | CC3 |
28 May 2010 |
article | ||
| Chancellorsville May1 2 | PD |
3 Mar 2009 |
article | ||
| Chancellorsville May3 | PD |
3 Mar 2009 |
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| Chancellorsville May4 | PD |
3 Mar 2009 |
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| Chattanooga Campaign, Nov 24-25 | CC3 |
19 Nov 2009 |
article | ||
| Chattanooga Campaign, Supply Lines and Wheeler's Raid | CC3 |
12 Jan 2009 |
article | ||
| Chickamauga Campaign Aug 15 - Sep 8, 1863 | CC3 |
3 March 2009 |
article | ||
| Chickamauga Campaign Davis's Cross Roads | CC3 |
4 Oct 2008 |
article | ||
| Chickamauga, Sep 18, 1863 | CC3 |
11 Dec 2008 |
article | ||
| Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863, part 1 | CC3 |
11 Dec 2008 |
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| Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863, part 2 | CC3 |
11 Dec 2008 |
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| Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863, part 3 | CC3 |
11 Dec 2008 |
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| Chickamauga, Sep 20, 1863, part 1 | CC3 |
7 Apr 2010 |
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| Chickamauga, Sep 20, 1863, part 2 | CC3 |
24 Dec 2008 |
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| Chickamauga, Sep 20, 1863, part 3 | CC3 |
24 Dec 2008 |
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| Chickamauga, Sep 20, 1863, part 3, brigade details | CC3 |
24 Dec 2008 |
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| Chickasaw Bayou | PD |
14 Mar 2008 |
article | ||
| Corinth October 3 | CC3 |
18 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Corinth October 4 | CC3 |
18 Jul 2010 |
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| Cold Harbor June 1 | PD |
article | |||
| Cold Harbor June 3 | PD |
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| Deep Bottom, July 1864 (First Deep Bottom) | CC3 |
7 May 2009 |
article | ||
| Deep Bottom, August 1864 (Second Deep Bottom) | CC3 |
10 May 2009 |
article | ||
| First Bull Run Campaign | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| First Bull Run July 18 | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| First Bull Run July 21 morning | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| First Bull Run July 21 14:00 | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| First Bull Run July 21 16:00 | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| Fort Donelson Feb 14 | PD |
article | |||
| Fort Donelson Feb 15 morning | PD |
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| Fort Donelson Feb 15 afternoon | PD |
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| Fort Henry Campaign | PD |
article | |||
| Fort Henry to Fort Donelson | PD |
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| Franklin battlefield preservation | CC3 |
16 Jun 2010 |
article | ||
| Franklin 1600 (Hood's approach) | CC3 |
2 Jan 2010 |
article | ||
| Franklin 1630 (Union positions, Confederate attacks) | CC3 |
14 Feb 2010 |
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| Fredericksburg Overview | PD |
article | |||
| Fredericksburg: Sumner's Assault | PD |
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| Fredericksburg: Hooker's Assault | PD |
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| Front Royal to First Winchester | CC3 |
9 Jul 2009 |
article | ||
| Gettysburg Battle Map Day1 | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Gettysburg Battle Map Day2 | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Battle Map Day3 | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Campaign | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Gettysburg Campaign Retreat | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Cemetery Hill | PD |
article | |||
| Gettysburg Day1 0700 | PD |
article | |||
| Gettysburg Day1 1000 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day1 1045 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day1 1100 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day1 1230 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day1 1400 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day1 1600 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day2 Cemetery Ridge | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Gettysburg Day2 Culp's Hill Defenses | PD |
article | |||
| Gettysburg Day2 Culp's Hill Evening | PD |
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| Gettysburg Day2 Hood | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Gettysburg Day2 Peach Orchard 1 | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Day2 Peach Orchard 2 | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Day2 Plan | CC3 |
20 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Day2 Wheatfield 1 | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Day2 Wheatfield 2 | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
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| Gettysburg Day3 Culp's Hill Morning | PD |
article | |||
| Gettysburg East Cavalry Field1 | PD |
article | |||
| Gettysburg East Cavalry Field2 | PD |
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| Gettysburg East Cavalry Field3 | PD |
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| Gettysburg Map | CC3 |
21 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Gettysburg South Cavalry Field | CC3 |
16 Jun 2010 |
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| Harpers Ferry | PD |
article | |||
| Historic Triangle, Virginia | PD |
Not strictly a CW map, created for Historic Triangle article | |||
| Hood's Campaign from Florence to Columbia | CC3 |
22 Nov 2009 |
article | ||
| Iuka | CC3 |
30 Mar 2010 |
article | ||
| Iuka-Corinth Campaign1 | CC3 |
22 Nov 2009 |
article | ||
| Iuka-Corinth Campaign2 | CC3 |
22 Nov 2009 |
article | ||
| Jackson Valley Campaign Part 1 | CC3 |
3 Jul 2009 |
article | ||
| Jackson Valley Campaign Part 2 | CC3 |
3 Jul 2009 |
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| Kennesaw Mountain | AI5 |
CC3 |
23 May 2010 |
article | |
| (First) Battle of Kernstown | CC3 |
29 Jul 2009 |
article | ||
| Little Round Top 1 | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
article | ||
| Little Round Top 2 | CC3 |
9 Jul 2010 |
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| Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign | PD |
article | |||
| Maryland Campaign | PD |
6 Aug 2007 |
article | ||
| Military crest | PD |
article | |||
| Mill Springs, Phase 1 (Confederate attacks) | CC3 |
1 Jun 2010 |
article | ||
| Mill Springs, Phase 2 (Union attacks) | CC3 |
1 Jun 2010 |
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| Mine Run Campaign | CC3 |
3 Apr 2009 |
article | ||
| Missionary Ridge | CC3 |
19 Nov 2009 |
article | ||
| Monterey Pass | CC3 |
15 Mar 2009 |
article | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | CC3 |
2 Apr 2009 |
article Northern Virginia Campaign from Cedar Mountain through Thoroughfare Gap and Groveton | ||
| Overland Campaign | PD |
16 Nov 2007 |
article Overland Campaign from the Wilderness to crossing the James; corrected typo 11/16/07 | ||
| Peninsula Campaign | PD |
article This is the part of the campaign from Ft Monroe to the eve of Seven Pines | |||
| Perryville 14:00 | PD |
31 Dec 2007 |
article | ||
| Perryville 15:00 | PD |
31 Dec 2007 |
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| Perryville 15:45 | PD |
31 Dec 2007 |
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| Perryville 16:00 | PD |
31 Dec 2007 |
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| Perryville 16:15 | PD |
31 Dec 2007 |
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| Perryville 17:45 | PD |
31 Dec 2007 |
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| Petersburg June 15-16, 1864 | PD |
article | |||
| Petersburg June 21-22, 1864 | PD |
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| Petersburg June 30, 1864 | PD |
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| Petersburg August 18-19, 1864 | PD |
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| Petersburg October 27, 1864 | PD |
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| Petersburg March 29-31, 1865 | PD |
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| Petersburg April 2, 1865 | PD |
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| Pickett's Charge | CC3 |
29 Nov 2008 |
article (updated to more detailed version) | ||
| Pickett's Charge - details | CC3 |
18 Jun 2010 |
More detailed around the Angle | ||
| Richmond-Petersburg Theater, fall 1864 | PD |
article | |||
| Savannah Campaign | PD |
16 Dec 2007 |
article (aka Sherman's March to the Sea); updated to correct troop movements | ||
| Second Bull Run, August 28 | PD |
25 Nov 2007 |
article | ||
| Second Bull Run, August 29, 1000 | PD |
25 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 29, 1200 | PD |
25 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 29, 1500 | PD |
25 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 29, 1700-1900 | PD |
25 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 30, 1500 | PD |
29 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 30, 1600 | PD |
29 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 30, 1630 | PD |
29 Nov 2007 |
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| Second Bull Run, August 30, 1700 | PD |
29 Nov 2007 |
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| Seven Pines | PD |
article | |||
| Seven Days June 26-27 | PD |
article | |||
| Seven Days June 30 | PD |
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| Seven Days July 1 | PD |
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| Shiloh Battle Apr6am | PD |
article These 3 maps were updated 4/14/06 | |||
| Shiloh Battle Apr6pm | PD |
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| Shiloh Battle Apr7 | PD |
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| Spring Hill, afternoon | CC3 |
7 Dec 2009 |
article | ||
| Spring Hill, evening | CC3 |
7 Dec 2009 |
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| Stones River Dec30 | PD |
These Stones River maps were based on Esposito's West Point Atlas, 1959 edition. Article | |||
| Stones River Dec31 0800 | PD |
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| Stones River Dec31 0945 | PD |
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| Stones River Dec31 1100 | PD |
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| Stones River Dec31 1600 | PD |
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| Stones River Jan2 1600 | PD |
But the last two were based on Cozzens' and Bearss'. | |||
| Stones River Jan2 1645 | PD |
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| Tullahoma Campaign | CC3 |
3 March 2009 |
article | ||
| Vicksburg Campaign December 62 - March 63 | PD |
5 Mar 2008 |
article | ||
| Vicksburg Campaign April - July 63 | PD |
26 Mar 2008 |
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| Vicksburg May 19 | PD |
29 Mar 2008 |
article | ||
| Vicksburg May 22 | PD |
29 Mar 2008 |
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| Vicksburg Siege | PD |
29 Mar 2008 |
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| Virginia Capital Trail | PD |
31 Jul 2008 |
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| Western Theater, Overview | CC3 |
2 Sep 2009 |
article | ||
| Western Theater, Belmont to Shiloh | CC3 |
28 May 2010 |
Cleaned up artwork, added legend | ||
| Western Theater, Chattanooga to the Carolinas | CC3 |
5 Feb 2009 |
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| Western Theater, Corinth to Perryville | CC3 |
28 May 2010 |
Cleaned up artwork, added legend | ||
| Western Theater, Vicksburg to Chickamauga | CC3 |
28 May 2010 |
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| Wilson-Kautz Raid | CC3 |
18 Apr 2009 |
article | ||
| Yorktown | PD |
article |
Photoshop Images
I occasionally create composite images of Civil War photographs for Wikipedia articles. The table below has the Photoshop PSD files. In these portraits, the figure(s) and background are in separate layers. (some of these PSD files are pretty large.)
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American Civil War Montage (created for main Wikipedia article) |
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Ambrose E. Burnside |
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Robert E. Lee |
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George G. Meade |
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John Pope and Robert E. Lee (standing) |