Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson) 1810-1883

Overview

Works:	357 works in 677 publications in 2 languages and 8,583 library holdings
Genres:	History Surveys Maps
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other, Publishing director, Collector, Director, Redactor, Contributor

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Most widely held works about A. A Humphreys

Rising tide : the great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America by John M Barry( Book )
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys; a biography by Henry H Humphreys( Book )
Rising tide by John M Barry( Recording )
A critical examination (in part) of Pennypacker's life of General George G. Meade by Henry H Humphreys( Book )
Major General Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, United States volunteers, at Fredericksbury, Va., December 13th, 1862, and Farmville, Va., April 7th, 1865 by Henry H Humphreys( Book )

Red-tape and pigeon-hole generals : Andrew A. Humphreys in the Army of the Potomac by William H Armstrong( Book )
General Andrew A. Humphreys at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862, and at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862 : a memoir by Carswell McClellan( Book )
A critical examination [in part] of Pennypacker's life of General George G. Meade by Henry H Humphreys( Book )
Memoir of Andrew Atkinson Humphreys : read before the National Academy of Sciences, April 24, 1885 by Henry L Abbot( Book )
Red-tape and pigeon-hole generals: as seen from the ranks during a campaign in the army of the Potomac by Henry Morford( Book )
Dedication of monument erected by Pennsylvania to commemorate the charge of General Humphrey's Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, on Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 13th, 1862. Dedicatory ceremonies, November 11th, 1908 by Pennsylvania( Book )
Report of General Humphreys, Chief of Engineers U.S.A. (Ex. Doc. 220,) by James Buchanan Eads( Book )
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys : [prominent men of the Civil War period] by J. Watts De Peyster( )
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, of Pennsylvania : Brigadier General and Brevet Major General, U.S.A., Major General U.S.V., Chief of Staff and Commander of the Combined Second-third Corps, Army of the Potomac, Chief of Engineers, U.S.A by J. Watts De Peyster( Book )
Andrew A. Humphreys and the development of hydraulic engineering : politics and technology in the Army Corps of Engineers, 1850-1950 by Martin Reuss( Book )
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, Brigadier-General U.S. Army, Brevet Major-General U.S. Army, Chief of Engineers by Hampton L Carson( Book )
Hydraulics of the report of Humphreys and Abbott on the Mississippi river. A review by Prof. F.A.P. Barnard. : (From the American Journal of Science and Arts, vol. XXXVI.--July and September Nos., 1863) by Frederick A. P Barnard( Book )
Beitrag zur Humphreys-Abbot'schen theorie der bewegung des wassers in flüssen und canälen by Heinrich Grebenau( Book )
The Third Army Corps Union : the annual meeting of the surviving officers of the Third Army Corps, and the Twenty-first Anniversary Banquet of the Third Army Corps Union ... May 5th [1884] ... Address of General De Peyster by J. Watts De Peyster( Book )
[Address at] the annual meeting of the surviving officers of the Third Army Corps : New York City. Monday, May 15th, 1884 by J. Watts De Peyster( Book )

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Most widely held works by A. A Humphreys

The Virginia campaign of '64 and '65 : the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James by A. A Humphreys( )

33 editions published between 1882 and 2009 in English and held by 1,095 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon United States Geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian by George M Wheeler( )

in English and held by 412 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"12 Photolithographs (heavily retouched), 3 Chromolithographs. The photographs are by T.H. O'Sullivan and William Bell. These views, typical of the toned photolithograph published in government reports, are striking scenes of the western landscape, translated to this medium with a great deal of graphic richness. This book is also of prime importance because it lists every photographer for every one of the government's surveys."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 100

From Gettysburg to the Rapidan. The Army of the Potomac, July, 1863, to April, 1864 by A. A Humphreys( Book )

11 editions published between 1883 and 2015 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The army in the Civil War. the Virginia campaign of '64 and '65. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James by A. A Humphreys( )

5 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi river; upon the protection of the alluvial region against overflow; and upon the deepening of the mouths ... Submitted to the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, War Department, 1861 by A. A Humphreys( Book )

21 editions published between 1861 and 2000 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi river : upon the protection of the alluvial region against overflow, and upon the deepening of the mouths : based upon surveys and investigations made under the acts of Congress directing the topographical and hydrographical survey of the delta of the Mississippi river, with such investigations as might lead to determine the most practicable plan for securing it from inundation, and the best mode of deepening the channels at the mouths of the river by A. A Humphreys( )

27 editions published between 1861 and 2012 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon United States Geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian by Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)( Book )

18 editions published between 1875 and 1970 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"12 photolithographs (heavily retouched), 3 chromolithographs. The photographs are by T.H. O'Sullivan and William Bell. These views, typical of the toned photolithographs published in Government reports, are striking scenes of the Western landscape, translated to this medium with a great deal of graphic richness. This title is also of prime importance because it lists every photographer for every one of the Government's surveys"--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 100

Report upon the Colorado River of the West : explored in 1857 and 1858 by Joseph C. Ives, Corps of Topographical Engineers, under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A.A. Humphreys, Captain Topographical Engineers, in charge : by order of the Secretary of War by United States( Book )

2 editions published in 1861 in English and held by 228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon United States Geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian in charge of Capt. Ger. M. Wheeler under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. [Vol. 1 Geographical report] by Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)( )

5 editions published between 1875 and 1975 in English and held by 145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report on the geological age of the Mississippi delta by Eugene W Hilgard( )

1 edition published in 1870 in English and held by 127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Virginia campaign of '64 : the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James by A. A Humphreys( Book )

3 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Virginia Campaign, 1864 and 1865 : the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James by A. A Humphreys( Book )

6 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River; upon the protection of the alluvial region against overflow; and upon the deepening of the mouths: based upon surveys and investigations made under the acts of Congress directing the topographical and hydrographical survey of the delta of the Mississippi River, with such investigations as might lead to determine the most practicable plan for securing it from inundation, and the best mode of deepening the channels at the mouths of the river. Submitted to the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, War Department. 1861. <Reprinted with additions.> by A. A Humphreys( Book )

2 editions published between 1861 and 1876 in English and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report upon the Colorado River of the West : explored in 1857 and 1858 by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, Corps of Topographical Engineers( Book )

2 editions published in 1861 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rio Colorado of the West by J. C Ives( )

5 editions published between 1858 and 1959 in English and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi : Reply to criticism made by Dr. Hagen by A. A Humphreys( Book )

6 editions published in 1878 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Virginia campaign of '65 : the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James by A. A Humphreys( Book )

3 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 46 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Virginia campaign of '64 and '65; the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James, by Andrew A. Humphreys by A. A Humphreys( Book )

4 editions published between 1883 and 1885 in English and Undetermined and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letter to the Hon. Wm. M. Gwin, in relation to the railroad to the Pacific by the thirty-fifth and thirty-second parallels by A. A Humphreys( Book )

3 editions published in 1858 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A reply to certain portions of the minority report of the Hon. Z. Kidwell, of the House of Representatives, member of the select committee upon the Pacific railroad by A. A Humphreys( Book )

3 editions published in 1856 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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