hand-drawn map of the battle of shiloh recently went at auction

According to Cowan’s, “With a lot of detail in red and black ink – notations such as “thick woods, open ground, field, low bottom overflow, heavy timber,” etc. Mapmaker has place each army – Hurlbut, Sherman, Buckland, Wallace, McClernan; important buildings; roads; streams. There is a key on the left side with additional information.”

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