Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Shoel, Charles, (fl. 1864-) Gettysburg and Vicinity: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0125 Author/Creator: Shoel, Charles, (fl. 1864-) Place Written: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Type: Map Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 19.8 x 28 cm. Order a Copy

One map entitled "Gettysburg and Vicinity: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South" dated 1864. Depicts a topographical map of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Caption notes, "from an actual survey by an engineer Officer on General Doubleday's Staff." Engraved by Rae Smith after topography by Charles Shoel.

Shoel, Charles, fl. 1863-1865
Smith, Rae, fl. 1864-1865
Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources