(CIVIL WAR PRINTS) Ethan Blodgett Map of a Portion of Roano

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(CIVIL WAR--PRINTS.) Ethan Blodgett. Map of a Portion of Roanoke Island, Showing the Battlefield of February 8th, 1862. Printed map, 14 x 17 inches, in blue; chipped on left edge touching neatline, 3-inch closed tear with light cello tape stain, 9-inch diagonal fold, other minor wear and toning; 1916 gift inscription on verso. No place, circa 1862

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A detailed mapping of the opening battle of Burnside's North Carolina expedition, showing forts, opposing naval positions separated by piles and sunken vessels, battle lines and movements, a line of "trees cut by rebels night before the battle," and topographical features. The mapmaker was Ethan Blodgett, a flagbearer in the 21st Massachusetts Infantry, "who planted the first State Flag upon the Rebel Battery, at 12 o'clock 5 minutes P.M." One in OCLC (Boston Public Library) and none traced at auction.