Map Illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the U.S. Forces Under Command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, from the Passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th 1864, to the Commencement of the Movement Upon the Enemy's Lines of Communication South of Atla...

Old map of Atlanta, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Georgia, United States.

Created by Richard Delafield, E. Molitor, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe) Poe, William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman, United States. War Department in 1864.

• Partial cadastral map showing selected buildings and householders' names beyond city limits.
• Covers area extending from Mt. Gilead Church in west to Decatur in east and from Buckhead in north to East Point in south.
• Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
• Shows troop positions, Union and Confederate works, roads, railroads, vegetation, drainage, and names, dates, and sites of battles connected with Atlanta Campaign.
• "Note. The red figures indicate elevation at these points above the plan [sic] of reference, which is taken at 50 ft. below the water-table of the City Hall."
• Civil War Map
• Annotated in red ink at lower right: Engineer Bureau, War Department, December 28/'65.
• Annotated in black ink at lower right: Richd. Delafield, Bvt. Major General Chief Engineer.
• Annotated in black ink in lower right margin: Proof sheet.
• This map has some imperfections: soiled, stained, mounted on paper backing, portions of left and right sides of map cut off. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.

Map Subjects

Atlanta

Atlanta Campaign

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Georgia

Landowners

United States

Richard Delafield

E. Molitor

O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe) Poe

William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

United States. War Department

1864

Map Tags

1864

Atlanta

Atlanta Campaign

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

E. Molitor

Georgia

Landowners

Map

Maps

O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe) Poe

Richard Delafield

United States

United States. War Department

William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman