Subject: Atlanta, Georgia - Civil War
Period: 1874-77 (dated)
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Color: Printed Color
Complete set of maps with blue and red overprinting showing the lines of works of the Union and Confederate forces, and lines of march pursued by the separate armies, illustrating the events of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign during the spring and summer of 1864. Topography is rendered by finely drawn hachures. Towns, roads and numerous individual home sites are shown, identifying the landowners by name. Important battlefield sites of the campaign are shown, named and dated. List of maps includes:
A. Map 1 Illustrating the Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. This Map Embraces the Region Extending from the Tennessee River to the Oostanaula River..., dated 1875 (20.3 x 34.7").
B. Map II Illustrating the Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. This Map Includes the Region from Resaca on the North to Ackworth on the South..., dated 1877 (25.2 x 27.6").
C. Map III Illustrating the Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. This Map Includes the Region Extending from Rome, Kingston and Cassville on the North to Include Dallas and Marietta on the South..., dated 1876 (31.4 x 22.4").
D. Map IV Illustrating the Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign Embracing the Region of Pine, Lost and Kennesaw Mountains South to Include Atlanta..., dated 1874 (26.2 x 24.6").
E. Map V Illustrating the Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. This Map Includes the Region from Chattahoochee River South to Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station..., dated 1877 (26.2 x 25.4").
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Condition: A
Attractive even-age toning and a few edge tears confined to the blank margins.