Stanley, Lucius T. (1844-1934) Atlanta, and its rebel defences
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02710.38 Author/Creator: Stanley, Lucius T. (1844-1934) Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 map : docket : b & w ; 58.4 x 45.6 cm. Order a Copy
Printed Civil War map from the Atlanta Campaign. Names major streets. The Fair Ground, Cemetery, the Locomotive House of the W & A Railroad, the Atlanta Steam Tannery, White Hall, and the headwaters of South River are indicated. The tracks for the Georgia Railroad and the Macon & Western Railroad are also shown. There is a red line surrounding the city, indicating the Confederate defenses. Additional marks made in pencil appear on the northwest section of the map. On the verso written in pencil is: "Plans of Atlanta & Andersonville Ga."
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.
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