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Battle-fields Nashville, Tenn. Peseux, M.; United States. War Department, 1895

Battle-fields Nashville, Tenn. / Peseux, M.; United States. War Department / 1895
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Full Title: Battle-fields in front of Nashville, Tenn., where the United States forces commanded by Major-General Geo. H. Thomas, defeated and routed the rebel army under General Hood, December 15th and 16th 1864. Surveyed and drawn under the direction of Gen. Tower by M. Peseux, C.S. Mergell, auth. (with) Battle-field in front of Franklin, Tenn., where the United States forces ... under the command of Maj. Gen. J.M. Schofield, severely repulsed the rebel army commanded by Lieutenant-General Hood, November 30th 1864. (with) Map of the battle-field of Waynesborough, Va., fought March 2d. 1865. Union cavalry commanded by Maj. Gen. P.H. Sheridan ... Confederate forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. J.A. Early. Surveyed and drawn under the direction of ... G.L. Gillespie ... by H.C. Koch. (with) Sketch of West Point, Ga. and line of defenses. Under supervision of Lieut. Heywood ... (with) Sketch of Saunders' Ford, Ala., on Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River. Surveyed and drawn by H.S. Heywood ... (with) Sketch of the camp of the Cav. Corps, M.D.M., extending from Eastport, Miss. to Gravelly Springs, Ala. from field notes of H.S. Heywood ... (with) Battle-field of Waynesborough, Va., 2d March 1865. Prepared by ... G.L. Gillespie ... 1873. Surveyed by John B. McMaster ... drawn by George B. Strauch. Julius Bien & Co., Lith., N.Y. (1891-1895)

Author: Peseux, M.; United States. War Department

Date: 1895

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Author: Peseux, M.; United States. War Department

Date: 1895

Short Title: Battle-fields Nashville, Tenn.

Publisher: Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 43

Object Width cm: 70

Scale 1: 53,000

Note: Col. map with 6 ancillary maps. Relief shown by hachures. Accompany reports by Geo. H. Thomas, P.H. Sheridan, and J.H. Wilson.

State / Province: Tennessee ; Virginia ; Georgia ; Alabama

City: Waynesboro (Va.) ; West Point (Ga.)

Event: U.S. Civil War

Subject: Military

Full Title: Battle-fields in front of Nashville, Tenn., where the United States forces commanded by Major-General Geo. H. Thomas, defeated and routed the rebel army under General Hood, December 15th and 16th 1864. Surveyed and drawn under the direction of Gen. Tower by M. Peseux, C.S. Mergell, auth. (with) Battle-field in front of Franklin, Tenn., where the United States forces ... under the command of Maj. Gen. J.M. Schofield, severely repulsed the rebel army commanded by Lieutenant-General Hood, November 30th 1864. (with) Map of the battle-field of Waynesborough, Va., fought March 2d. 1865. Union cavalry commanded by Maj. Gen. P.H. Sheridan ... Confederate forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. J.A. Early. Surveyed and drawn under the direction of ... G.L. Gillespie ... by H.C. Koch. (with) Sketch of West Point, Ga. and line of defenses. Under supervision of Lieut. Heywood ... (with) Sketch of Saunders' Ford, Ala., on Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River. Surveyed and drawn by H.S. Heywood ... (with) Sketch of the camp of the Cav. Corps, M.D.M., extending from Eastport, Miss. to Gravelly Springs, Ala. from field notes of H.S. Heywood ... (with) Battle-field of Waynesborough, Va., 2d March 1865. Prepared by ... G.L. Gillespie ... 1873. Surveyed by John B. McMaster ... drawn by George B. Strauch. Julius Bien & Co., Lith., N.Y. (1891-1895)

List No: 1780.072

Page No: pl. LXXII

Series No: 76

Engraver or Printer: Julius Bien & Co. ; Thomas, George H. ; Hood, John B. ; Mergell, C. S. ; Schofield, John M. ; Sheridan, Philip H. ; Early, Jubal A. ; Gillespie, George L. ; Koch, Henry C. ; Heywood, H. S. ; McMaster, John B. ; Strauch, George B.

Published In: Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Published under the direction of the Hons. Redfield Proctor, Stephen B. Elkins and Daniel S. Lamont, secretaries of war, by Maj. George B. Davis, U.S. Army, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, civilian expert, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley, civilian expert, Board of Publication. Compiled by Capt. Calvin D. Cowles, 23d U.S. Infantry. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891-1895.

Publication Author: United States. War Department; Davis, George B.; Perry, Leslie J.; Kirkley, JAW.; Cowles, Calvin D.

Publication Date: 1895

Publication Reference: LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 99; Civil War maps in the National Archives, 8; Phillips, 1353; LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 266.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 1780.000

Publication Type: Military Atlas

Publication Maps: 158

Publication Height cm: 47

Publication Width cm: 40

Image No: 1780072

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