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Sketch of Map of Battle of Shiloh



Sketch of Map of Battle of Shiloh
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Title: Sketch of Map of Battle of Shiloh
Description: A hand-drawn map of the Battle of Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Additional Notes include "Reserve Artillery", "Hospital", "Owl Creek", and "Snake Creek", among others.
Image ID: 33023
Creation
Date: 		April 6, 1862 
Creator
Name: 		Simplot, Alexander
City, State: Shiloh, Tennessee
Collection
Name: 		Simplot, A. (Alexander), 1837-1914 : Papers and drawings, 1866-1911
Genre: Drawings
Additional
Information: 		Alexander Simplot became well known during the Civil War for furnishing many of the sketches used by Harper's Weekly in their coverage of the war. Because of his location, Simplot primarily covered the war on the Mississippi River and Missouri. Working primarily in pencil, he captured the flavor of the war in the Transmississippi. He was the only artist on hand to cover the Battle of Memphis which took place on June 6, 1862.
Subjects: Maps
Civil War, 1861-1865
 

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