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Escaped slaves in Cumberland Landing, VA, May 14, 1862. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.

1940 Census Poster

Lt. George Custer, May 1862. During the Peninsula Campaign, Lt. George Custer served with the 2nd U.S. Cavalry. Just a year earlier, Custer had graduated from West Point, where he was last in his class. Photograph courtesy of the Library of Congress.

1940 Enumeration District Map

This map shows the area around Richmond and details the locations and dates of the battles of the Peninsula Campaign. J. Knowles Hare drew the map in 1862 based on official maps of the U.S. War Department. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.