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Image: 3rd Winchester XIX Corps Front

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Description: This is a map of the front for Brigadier General William H. Emory's XIX Corps in the Third Battle of Winchester of the American Civil War. It occurred on September 19, 1864.
Title: 3rd Winchester XIX Corps Front
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 whole battlefield. TwoScarsUp has added some labels based on "The Last Battle of Winchester" by Scott C. Patchan and "From Winchester to Cedar Creek" by Jeffry D. Wert.
Author: Bvt. Lt. Col. G. L. Gillespie, Major of Engineers, U.S.A. under the authority of the Secretary of War for the map, and labels added by TwoScarsUp
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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