Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Gettysburg and vicinity showing the lines of battle July, 1863, and the land purchased and dedicated to the public by General S. Wylie Crawford and the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association.

Barcode: 58712

Image Number: 58712.0001

Publishing Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Brief Description: Map of the Gettysburg battlefield showing the three days of battle, July 1, 2, and 3, 1863. Colors indicate the positions of the Union in blue, Confederate troops in red and land owned by General S. Wylie Crawford shaded in dark red and the Battlefield Memorial Association in light red. Includes "Compliments of Ziegler & Holtzworth Livery, W.T. Zeigler, Proprietor" very likely the distributors of the map.

Publisher: Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association,

Date/Date Range Published: 1888

Language: English

Region Depicted: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical mapsMilitary maps

Dimensions: 41 x 31 cm on sheet 46 x 36 cm

Historical Context: Battle of Gettysburg was a three day battle between Union and Confederate forces and is considered a turning point in the Confederacy's aspirations for an independent nation. There were over 50,000 combined casualities and is considered the war's bloodiest battle.

LC Call Number: G3824.G3 1888 G4

OCLC: 1418761413

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/58712.0001