Letter and two maps related to General Zealous B. Tower's description of the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee [Decimalized .01-.03]

Letter and two maps related to General Zealous B. Tower's description of the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee [Decimalized .01-.03]

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GLC#
GLC00849
Type
Header Record
Date
circa December 25, 1864
Title
Letter and two maps related to General Zealous B. Tower's description of the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee [Decimalized .01-.03]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Tower, Zealous Bates, 1819-1900
Civil War
Military History
Battle
Battle of Nashville
Union Forces
Union General

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William P. Fessenden

December 25, 1864

Tower, Zealous Bates, 1819-1900

General Tower, chief engineer of Union defenses at Nashville, describes the Battle of Nashville to Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury. He relates the strategies of Union Generals George Henry Thomas, Andrew Jackson Smith, James Harrison Wilson, and...

GLC00849.01
Collection Item
Map

[Pencil illustration depicting the area near Nashville, Tennessee]

circa December 25, 1864

Tower, Zealous Bates, 1819-1900

Autograph map depicts roads, rivers, fortifications and estimated troop numbers and locations near Nashville. Tower, chief engineer of Union defenses at Nashville, possibly transmitted this map with a letter (refer to GLC00849.01) to William P...

GLC00849.02
Collection Item
Map

Battles before Nashville December 15 & 16, 1864 between U. S. Army commanded by Major Gen'l G. H. Thomas and Rebel Forces under Gen'l Hood

December 25, 1864

Tower, Zealous Bates, 1819-1900

Autograph (lithograph) map entitled "Battles before Nashville 15 & 16 December 1864 between U. S. Army commanded by Major Gen'l G. H. Thomas and Rebel Forces under Gen'l Hood." Tower, chief engineer of Union defenses at Nashville, possibly...

GLC00849.03