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Paris, George, fl. 1861 [Depicts the First Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas Plains, fought 21 July 1861]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08432 Author/Creator: Paris, George, fl. 1861 Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: circa August 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 29.6 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Sketched in pencil and ink, with a later note describing Paris as a Mississippi soldier. Includes locations, camps, and positioning of troops. Inscribed on verso to George's mother Mary C. Paris.

Paris, George, fl. 1861
Paris, Mary, fl. 1861

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