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Stanley, Lucius T. (1844-1934) Battlefield Peach Tree Cr. Fought July 20 1864 Scale 4 in. pr. mi. from actual Survey by Topogs. of 1st Div 20 Corps

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02710.35 Author/Creator: Stanley, Lucius T. (1844-1934) Place Written: Georgia Type: Map signed Date: circa July 1864 Pagination: 1 map : col. ; 36.6 x 31.7 cm. Order a Copy

Notes houses, roads, military trails, locations of Union, including 1-3 Divisions of the 26th Corps and Confederate troops, lines of artillery, and barracks. Items are identifiable though the legend on the top of the map. Signed "Stanley fecit." Map created after The Battle of Peachtree Creek on July 20, 1864. The battle was part of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864.

Lucius T. Stanley (1844-1934) enlisted in the Union Army as a Corporal on 17 July 1862 at the age of 18. He joined Company A of the 107th Infantry Regiment of New York where he remained until 5 June 1865.

Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Battle
Wartime Pillaging and Destruction
Confederate States of America
Artillery
Military Camp
The American Civil War

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