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Source Description
Representative of a typical after-battle plan, this small map was prepared by Charles Reed, a participant in the conflict. Published the year after the battle, it suggests the relative positions of Union forces in black and Rebel forces in red, primarily on the second and third days of the encounter. Topography is crudely represented by hachures, with only major roads delineated. Born and educated in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Reed enlisted in the 9th Massachusetts Battery as a bugler. Before the war, he worked independently as an illustrator and lithographer. During the war, he recorded his observations in sketch books and embellished letters to his parents, now preserved in the Library of Congress. Following the war, his illustrations appeared in The Boston Globe and several Civil War-related publications.
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Document identity
localId
xg94j2155
label
Plan of the Gettysburg battle ground
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
xg94j2155
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan of the Gettysburg battle ground
description
Representative of a typical after-battle plan, this small map was prepared by Charles Reed, a participant in the conflict. Published the year after the battle, it suggests the relative positions of Union forces in black and Rebel forces in red, primarily on the second and third days of the encounter. Topography is crudely represented by hachures, with only major roads delineated. Born and educated in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Reed enlisted in the 9th Massachusetts Battery as a bugler. Before the war, he worked independently as an illustrator and lithographer. During the war, he recorded his observations in sketch books and embellished letters to his parents, now preserved in the Library of Congress. Following the war, his illustrations appeared in The Boston Globe and several Civil War-related publications.
date
["[ca. 1864]"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006541
creators
Reed, Charles Wellington, 1841-1926
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Maps
Gettysburg (Pa.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Adams (county)
Gettysburg
North and Central America
Pennsylvania
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Pennsylvania
county
Adams
city
Gettysburg
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[S.l.]
publisher
Chas. W. Reed
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
39.8167
schema:longitude
-77.2167
extent
1 map : col., 38 x 31 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Map gives Union positions in black and Confederate positions in red, batteries and lines of fire, roads and streets, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures.
Description derived from published bibliography.
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no
dcId
xg94j2155
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2f4279406c8d7b98