Meister, C., fl. 1862 [Manuscript Civil War map of Murfreesboro, Tennessee]

GLC02588

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GLC#
GLC02588
Type
Maps
Date
December 29, 1862
Author/Creator
Meister, C., fl. 1862
Title
[Manuscript Civil War map of Murfreesboro, Tennessee]
Place Written
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Pagination
1 p. : color Height: 18 cm, Width: 23 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Shows Murfreesboro and the areas north and west of it, along with names of property owners. Drawn shortly before the Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro), providing evidence that General Braxton Bragg originally planned to attack the Union forces from the left (the area north of Murfreesboro), but changed his mind on 30 December and attacked from the right the following day. Meister was assistant engineer and draftsman serving under Bragg. Accompanied by blank paper leaf.

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