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Hopte, John W., fl. 1862-1865 [Pencil illustration of the Cumberland Gap]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03604 Author/Creator: Hopte, John W., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: circa 1862-1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 31.4 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts rolling mountainsides dotted with trees. Portrays forts, roads and other details specific to Civil War sites and events. Shows a rifle pit and an American flag waving atop a fortress. Signed by Hopte, who served in Company G, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Hopte, John W., fl. 1862-1865

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