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Source Description
Manuscript map in ink showing Andersonville and the military prison and graveyard used by the confederates during the American Civil War.
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Document identity
localId
ht2503558
label
Map of Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ht2503558
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia
description
Manuscript map in ink showing Andersonville and the military prison and graveyard used by the confederates during the American Civil War.
date
["[1865]"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014623
creators
Carleton, George W.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Andersonville (Ga.)--Maps
Andersonville National Historic Site (Ga.)--Maps
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Andersonville
Andersonville National Historical Site
Georgia
North and Central America
Sumter (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Georgia
county
Sumter
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Georgia]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 manuscript map : hand-color ; 27 x 24 cm
notes
Manuscript map in ink showing Andersonville and the military prison and graveyard used by the confederates during the American Civil War.
Relief shown by contours.
Carleton sent to Andersonville in May 1865 to produce a topographical survey of the prison and its surroundings, and submitted map and field notes to Major General H. Wilson before his release in June 1865.
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no
dcId
ht2503558
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d1787e9f01ff2c44