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Auction 143, Lot 303
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"Map of The Battle Fields of the Wilderness May 5th, 6th and 7th 1864. Showing the Field of Operations of the Army of the Potomac Commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade U.S.A.", U.S. War Department

Subject: Virginia, Civil War

Period: 1865 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
27.5 x 23 inches
69.9 x 58.4 cm
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This detailed battlefield map shows the Wilderness area of Virginia, located west of Fredericksburg. The map has little detail with the exception of troop positions with the Union lines shown in blue and Rebel lines shown in red. The initial battle of the Wilderness on May 5-7, 1864, produced nearly 30,000 casualties without giving either side a clear victory.

References: Stephenson #665.

Condition: B+

Issued folding with faint toning and a number of fold separations closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $110

Closed on 2/13/2013

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