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Margedant, William C., 1835-? Part of Northern Georgia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01740.06 Author/Creator: Margedant, William C., 1835-? Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Map Date: 5 May 1864 Pagination: 1 map Height: 54.3 cm, Width: 38.9 cm Order a Copy

Printed "In the field" on cloth. Black and white lithograph depicts Northern Georgia. Compiled under the direction of William E. Merrill, Chief Topographical Engineer, Washington, D.C. Margedant was Captain and Superintendent of the Topographical Engineers Office, Washington, D.C. According to a previous note, this item accompanied the commission of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel C. McClean.

Margedant, William C., 1835-?
McLean, Nathaniel Collins, 1815-1905
Merrill, W. E. (William Emery), 1837-1891

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