Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863 [Map of the front view of Vicksburg]

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GLC#
GLC06382.03-View header record
Type
Maps
Date
4 July 1863
Author/Creator
Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863
Title
[Map of the front view of Vicksburg]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 map Height: 23 cm, Width: 35.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Howard, Chaplain of the 124th Illinois Infantry, depicts Vicksburg, Mississippi and the surrounding area in black and red ink. Illustrates the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, a cottonwood forest, the Vicksburg and Texas Railroad line (destroyed), Haines' Bluff, a bridge built by General Willian T. Sherman's troops, the site of General John Alexander McClernand's headquarters, and the location of Vicksburg's court house, among other features. Includes some distance, elevation, and depth designations.

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