Map Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces, under command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman : from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864 to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta, August 26, 1864

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Title

  • Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces, under command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman : from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864 to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta, August 26, 1864

Names

  • Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895.
  • Molitor, E.
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. War Dept., Engineer Bureau, [1864?]

Headings

  • -  Sherman, William T.--(William Tecumseh),--1820-1891
  • -  Atlanta (Ga.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Atlanta Campaign, 1864--Maps
  • -  United States--Georgia--Atlanta
  • -  Atlanta Campaign

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • -  Main entry from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989.
  • -  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S40, 138
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes note.
  • -  In pencil in upper-right margin: 52.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Margins trimmed, mounted on paper.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 29 x 53 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3924.A8S5 1864 .P62

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006459233

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Poe, O. M, E Molitor, and United States War Department. Engineer Bureau. Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces, under command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman: from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864 to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta. [Washington, D.C.?: U.S. War Dept., Engineer Bureau, ?, 1864] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006459233/.

APA citation style:

Poe, O. M., Molitor, E. & United States War Department. Engineer Bureau. (1864) Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces, under command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman: from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864 to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta. [Washington, D.C.?: U.S. War Dept., Engineer Bureau, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006459233/.

MLA citation style:

Poe, O. M, E Molitor, and United States War Department. Engineer Bureau. Map illustrating the siege of Atlanta, Ga. by the U.S. forces, under command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman: from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864 to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication south of Atlanta. [Washington, D.C.?: U.S. War Dept., Engineer Bureau, ?, 1864] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006459233/>.