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Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918 Plan of Andersonville Prison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02244 Author/Creator: Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918 Place Written: Andersonville, Georgia Type: Map Date: July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Plan of the prison camp drawn by Sneden, a member of the 40th New York Volunteers imprisoned there in 1863-1864. Completed in ink and colored pencil. Sneden's map differs from other contemporary sketches.

Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918

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