1893
Maker: US War Dept..
Full title: Plate 101. Campaign maps showing position of the 20th Army Corps on the march from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Atlanta, Ga. with dates and Union and Rebel Defenses (maps 1 to 19 inclusive) / Battle-Field of Peach Tree Creek, Ga., Fought, July 20th, 1864 / Battle-Field of Chickamauga, also Map of Country from Mission Mills to Alexander's Bridge / March of the Army under command of Major Gen. W.T. Sherman from Atlanta, GA. to Savannah, GA., November 15th to December 21st, 1864. Antique lithograph by Julius Bien & Co published in the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies published under the direction of the Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War, 1893. The atlas was published as a companion piece to the Official Records of the American Civil War. It contains maps and other images derived from materials generated by both Union and Confederate military personnel during the American Civil War. The atlas was printed in 35 parts between 1891 and 1895. Printed color indicates topography and Union or Confederate locations. Very good condition with mild image transfer, a few minor spots/stains and a touch of foxing, and some staining and wear to the paper edges. Measures approx. 16 x 27 inches to the outer border lines.
Item Number: CIV175