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Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906 Positions of Batteries along Ninth Corps line

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.202 Author/Creator: Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 26 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 61.4 cm, Width: 39.8 cm Order a Copy

Tidball signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding artillery brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac. Lists positions, number of guns, and commanding officers of several batteries and corps.

Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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