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Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934 Atlanta, and its rebel defences

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02710.38 Author/Creator: Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934 Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 map : docket : b&w Height: 58.4 cm, Width: 45.6 cm Order a Copy

Printed Civil War map from the Atlanta Campaign. Names major streets. The Fair Ground, Cemetery, the Locomotive House of the W & A Railroad, the Atlanta Steam Tannery, White Hall, and the headwaters of South River are indicated. The tracks for the Georgia Railroad and the Macon & Western Railroad are also shown. There is a red line surrounding the city, indicating the Confederate defenses. Additional marks made in pencil appear on the northwest section of the map. On the verso written in pencil is: "Plans of Atlanta & Andersonville Ga."

Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934

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