Image: 3rd Winchester Wright VI Corps

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Description: Crop from a map of the Third Battle of Winchester in the American Civil War. The battle occurred on September 19, 1864, and was a Union victory. The battle started with Union cavalry attacks from the east and north. This map shows the Union VI Corps infantry front. Brigades are facing west toward Winchester. (Map is NOT oriented traditionally with north at the top.
Title: 3rd Winchester Wright VI Corps
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 United States Secretary of War. The entire map can be found in the Library of Congress map, and shows the battlefield.
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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