A complete bound set of five 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. Important battlefield sites of the campaign are located, named and dated. Towns, roads and numerous individual home sites are shown, identifying the landowners by name. Topography is rendered by finely drawn hachures. 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").

Hardbound in quarter leather with tips over pebbled cloth boards with gilt title on the front cover.

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Condition: A

Condition code is for the maps, which are clean and bright with occasional short repaired edge tears in the blank margins. Ex-library (Institution of Civil Engineers) with deaccession stamp on front pastedown and old library stamps on map versos. Front free endpaper is loose. Spine is heavily chipped and has nearly perished. Boards are worn along the edges with some small loss.