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Description: This map shows the position of Union cavalry late afternoon on September 19, 1864, when it captured Fort Collier in the Third Battle of Winchester in the American Civil War.
Title: 3rd Winchester - Fort Collier
Credit: This is a portion of an 1873 map titled "Battle field of Winchester, Va. (Opequon) [September 19, 1864]" prepared by an order of Lt. Gen. P.H. Sheridan under the authority of the Secretary of War. The entire map can be found in the Library of Congress map, and shows the battlefield. The label, arrows, and some cleanup added by TwoScarsUp.
Author: Bvt. Lt. Col. G. L. Gillespie, Major of Engineers, U.S.A. under the authority of the U.S. Secretary of War
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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