How can shared observations and indirect communication affect the quality and accuracy of the information being transmitted? Objective 1. The learner will draw a Civil War battle map from oral directions. 2. The learner will analyze the sequence of events of the Red River Campaign 1864. Background “On the eve of the Civil War, few detailed maps existed of areas in which fighting was likely to occur. Uniform, large-scale topographic maps, such as those produced today by the US Geological Survey, did not exist and would not become a reality for another generation. In most cases, the best medium- Duration: 30 Minutes.