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Map of the battlefield of Gettysburg : July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1863, Second Day's Battle
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Detailed topographic map of the Gettysburg battlefield created thirteen years after the battle. This map shows day two of the battle. The map shows drainage, vegetation, roads, railroads, fences, houses with names of residents, and a detailed plan of the town of Gettysburg. The map reads: "Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1876."
1876
Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 (cartographer)
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Map of the battlefield of Gettysburg : July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1863
1876
Detailed topographic maps of the Gettysburg battlefield created thirteen years after the battle. The maps of the three days of battle shows drainage, vegetation, roads, railroads, fences, houses wi...
Gettysburg and Vicinity : Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate "The War with the South" : A Topographical Map of the Battles of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 1863
1864
This map of the Battle of Gettysburg indicates Union positions in red and Confederate positions in blue. Also shown are artillery positions, roads, railroads, vegetation, and streams.
Gettysburg Battle-Field
1863
This map shows drainage, vegetation, roads, railroads, fences, dwellings with names of inhabitants, and land owned by the United States. Union and Confederate positions are shown, with names of cor...
Central Virginia; Comp. in the Bureau of Topographical Eng. of the War Department for Military Purposes, July 186
1864
This battlefield map of the Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, also known as the Battle of Bethesda Church, shows the railroads, roads, vegetation and topography of the area and illustrates the Union and...
On the Right of Our Line
July 1863
Gettysburg stereograph that Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin identified as "the right of the Union line." It shows the wooded terrain of Culp's Hill where the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin regi...
Topographical Sketch of the Battle-Field with Stone River near Murfreesboro, Ten.
1863
This map is a hand-colored, pen and ink, drawing by Ole R. Dahl of Co. B, 15 Wisconsin Infantry shows the battlefield at Stones River, depicting roads, streams, vegetation, and relief by hachures. ...
