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Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863 [Map of the front view of Vicksburg]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06382.03 Author/Creator: Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: 4 July 1863 Pagination: 1 map Height: 23 cm, Width: 35.3 cm Order a Copy

Howard, Chaplain of the 124th Illinois Infantry, depicts Vicksburg, Mississippi and the surrounding area in black and red ink. Illustrates the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, a cottonwood forest, the Vicksburg and Texas Railroad line (destroyed), Haines' Bluff, a bridge built by General Willian T. Sherman's troops, the site of General John Alexander McClernand's headquarters, and the location of Vicksburg's court house, among other features. Includes some distance, elevation, and depth designations.

Howard, R. S., fl. 1863
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
McClernand, John Alexander, 1812-1900

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