Civil War Maps #26, 27 & 28 [Three Related Maps of the Gettysburg Battlefield],, 1876

Map 26 : Map of the Battle field of Gettysburg : [...] first day's battle

Map 27: Map of the Battle field of Gettysburg:[ ...] second day's battle

Map 28 : Map of the Battle field of Gettysburg : [...] third day's battle

[All published] by authority the Hon. the Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army

Topography engraved by Julius Bien ; Positions and lettering by Louis E. Neuman ; Printed by Endicott & Co.

Positions of troops compiled and added for the government by John B. Bachelder

"Entered according to an Act of Congress A.D. 1876 by John B Bachelder"

Scale: 1/12,000 ; 1 inch represents 1000 feet

Colored Lithographs

Map 26 : "First day's battle" ; slightly discolored in top 23 cm and along lefthand margin

Map 27 : "Second day's battle" ; shows minor repairs and discoloring along lefthand margin

Map 28 : "Third day's battle" ; notation in graphite on verso, "Gettysburg", "3"; shows minor repairs and discoloring along lefthand margin

Stored flat, no encapsulation

Each measures: 70 x 98 cm

Battlefield map - Gettysburg-Secretary of War - Office of Engineers of the U.S. Army - John B. Bachelder