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Winn, Charles A., fl. 1863 [Battle of Gum Swamp]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04158 Author/Creator: Winn, Charles A., fl. 1863 Place Written: North Carolina Type: Map signed Date: 1863/05/23 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : b&w Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Shows the Confederate and Union lines, the locations of a Massachusetts brigade attack and other skirmishes, and the arrangement of fields, woods, roads, and fences. Captain Winn, of Company G in the 58th Pennsylvania Infantry, commanded the skirmish line at the battle of Gum Swamp. Date inferred from the date of the skirmish, 22 May 1863.

Winn, Charles A., fl. 1863

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