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Stephens, Ashbury L., 1843-? [Manuscript Civil War map of the position of an army division at the Ogeecheee River in Georgia]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04498.05 Author/Creator: Stephens, Ashbury L., 1843-? Place Written: Georgia Type: Map Date: 8 October 1864 Pagination: 1 map : col. ; 19 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Shows the position of the 4th Division of the 15th Army Corps, the road to Savannah, the Confederate lines across the swamp. Also shows positions of various troops and General William T. Sherman's headquarters. Drawn in brown and pink ink a month after the fall of Atlanta, when General Sherman was pursuing Confederate General John Hood.

Stephens, Asbury L., 1843-?

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