Civil War maps of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, [ca.1862]-[ca.1864].

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Civil War maps of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, [ca.1862]-[ca.1864].

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Maps, 1862-1864, used in Clayton's operations in Ala., Tenn., and Ga. Some of them are designated as being products of the cavalry corps and bear the signatures of J. S. Tyner and John M. Stewart, the engineers who drew them. Two of the maps were originally created for Major General Will T. Martin who led a cavalry division under Joe Wheeler. Those particular maps are marked as belonging to him. The majority of the maps are of Ga., with four of them depicting the Atlanta-Stone Mountain vicinity and the surrounding countryside. Twelve of them are of northwest Ga., depicting an area that extends from Marietta on northward to Dalton and Rossville. Three of the maps are of Tenn., and show an area that includes Nashville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, and the terrain between these communities. One depicts the area where Tenn.,Ala., and Ga. meet. The collection includes only one map of Ala., and it is limited to the vicinity around Florence. Although four of the maps state no scale, the rest of them range from 1" = 1 mile to 1" = 12 miles. The maps are very detailed, showing rivers, creeks, roads, railroads, bridges, post offices, mills, smithies, distilleries, churches, residences, camp locations, and other landmarks. Many of the maps have notations about mileage and the condition of the terrain. All but one of the maps are color coded to designate waterways, main thoroughfares, smaller community roads, and in some instances, railroads.

24 maps : col., ink and pencil, encapsulated ; 60 x 77 cm. or smaller.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6768248

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Stewart, John, M.D.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 39th.

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Tyner, J. S.

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J.S. Tyner was a map draftsman with the 1st Confederate Cavalry Regiment in the first part of the Civil War. In 1863 Sept. he was assigned to serve with General Joseph Wheeler. The 1st Confederate Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from Ala., Ky., and Tenn. The unit fought at Murfreesboro, Thompson's Station, Chickamauga, and Blue Springs, and was also involved in the Atlanta campaign. From the description of Map of northern Georgia and Tennessee, [ca. ...

Clayton, H. D. (Henry DeLamar), 1827-1889.

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H. D. Clayton was instrumental in organizing the 39th Ala. infantry regiment in 1862 May. He was elected colonel of the regiment and commanded it in Kentucky and Murfreesboro. He was made brigadier general 1863 Apr. 25 and commanded troops at Chickamauga, Rocky Face Mountain, Nashville, New Hope, and other campaigns in Tenn. His troops covered the Confederate retreat from Tenn. to Ga., where they then fought in the Dalton-Atlanta campaign. On 1864 July 7 Clayton was appointed major general. In 1...

Martin, Will T.

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