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Snell, J.P., fl. 1864 [Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Atlanta]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04498.03 Author/Creator: Snell, J.P., fl. 1864 Place Written: Georgia Type: Map Date: 27 July 1864 Pagination: 1 map : col. Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Presented by Snell to Asbury Stephens, "one of the participants this 23d. day of Sept. 1864, at Eastpoint, Ga." Shows where the 2nd Brigade crossed the railroad, moved into battle, position at the works, and its efforts to repulse the Confederates. It also shows where Colonel August Mersy was wounded. The battle was part of General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign. Colored ink on paper , drawn at the Headquarters of the 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps.

Snell, J.P., fl. 1864
Stephens, Asbury L., 1843-?

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