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Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934 Battlefield Peach Tree Cr. Fought July 20 1864 Scale 4 in. pr. mi. from actual Survey by Topogs. of 1st Div 20 Corps

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02710.35 Author/Creator: Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934 Place Written: Georgia Type: Map signed Date: circa July 1864 Pagination: 1 map : col. Height: 36.6 cm, Width: 31.7 cm Order a Copy

Notes houses, roads, military trails, locations of Union, including 1-3 Divisions of the 26th Corps and Confederate troops, lines of artillery, and barracks. Items are identifiable though the legend on the top of the map. Signed "Stanley fecit." Map created after The Battle of Peachtree Creek on July 20, 1864. The battle was part of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864.

Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934

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