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Map Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces under command of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th 1864, to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta, August 26, 1864.

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  • Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces under command of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th 1864, to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta, August 26, 1864.

Names

  • Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., Edw. Molitor, lith., 1866]

Headings

  • -  Atlanta Campaign, 1864--Maps
  • -  United States--Georgia--Atlanta
  • -  Atlanta Campaign

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:47,520.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 139
  • -  From 39th Cong., 1st Sess. [1866]-Report of the Chief Engineer U.S.A. No. 2.
  • -  In lower right margin: Bowen & Co., lith., Philada.
  • -  Indicates entrenchments, relief by hachures, vegetation, drainage, roads, railroads, towns, and the names of a few residents in the environs of Atlanta.
  • -  Other issues in Sherman map coll. nos. 39-40.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • 1 map, col., 31 x 52 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3924.A8S5 1866 .P6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu

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  • 99447302

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Poe, O. M. Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces under command of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th 1864, to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta. [S.l., Edw. Molitor, lith, 1866] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99447302/.

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Poe, O. M. (1866) Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces under command of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th 1864, to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta. [S.l., Edw. Molitor, lith] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99447302/.

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Poe, O. M. Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces under command of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th 1864, to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta. [S.l., Edw. Molitor, lith, 1866] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/99447302/>.