Map of the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd 1863. Second day's battle.

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• ARTIST: John Bachelder

• PUBLISHER: ublished by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army. 1876.

• MEDIUM: Multi-stone lithograph.

  DATE: 1876

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 29 x 27 1/2" (73.6 x 69.8 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: John Bachelders plan of the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil. This is one of the set of three plans, one for each day of the battle. <br><br> This map is unusual in being the product of a civilian-military collaboration: The base map was reduced from area surveys conducted by the Army’s Topographical Engineers in 1868-69, while the troop positions and movements were compiled by Bachelder “from the official reports, consultations on the field, private letters, and oral explanations of the officers of both armies.” Bachelder himself acted as publisher and distributor, but the map bore the imprimatur of the Secretary of War.<br><br> Printed by Endicott & Co. N.Y.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color save for some minor damp staining in lower right.

• REFERENCE: Stephenson, Civil War Maps,#325.

• CATEGORIES: Maps , War maps