Texas State Archives Map Collection
Map Illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the United States Forces under Command of Major General Sherman from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864..
| Date: | 1864 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895. |
| Cartographer: |
Ulffers, Herman A., Captain, 1865 |
| Scale: | 1/2 inch = 3/8 mile |
| Size: | 42 cm x 43 cm |
| Type of Map: | military |
| Format: | color, engraved, lithographed, printed |
| Language: | English |
| AC Number: | 03697 |
| Photo Media: | -- None Listed -- |
Map Illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the United States Forces under Command of Major General Sherman from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864.. Image:
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Description:
[Title, cont.] ... to the Commencement of the Movement upon the Enemy Lines of Communication South of Atlanta, August 26th, 1864
Shows rivers, creeks, terrain, cities, towns, houses and other buildings, roads, railroads, Union and Confederate lines and works, battles, and Union troops and headquarters. Insets: 1) Rebel defenses of Atlanta, 2) U.S. defenses of Atlanta.
This map accompanies the report of Captain O.M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. This map and report are part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, compiled by Captain Calvin D. Cowles, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891-1895, plate LXXXVIII. Title page, table of contents, and index to maps in the atlas are filed under map #3209. A reprint of this atlas can be found in the Archive's Texana book collection.
Scale of insets: 1) 1 inch = 350 feet, 2) 1 inch = 300 feet
11/26/84
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