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Summary

Description
English: This map shows the positions of George Crook's infantry before his 3:00 pm flanking of Early's Confederate Army on September 19, 1864, in the American Civil War.
Date
Source 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 battlefield. The labels and some cleanup added by TwoScarsUp based on chapter 18 of Patchan's "The Last Battle of Winchester....".
Author Bvt. Lt. Col. G. L. Gillespie, Major of Engineers, U.S.A. under the authority of the U.S. Secretary of War

Licensing

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Crook moved his men into position prior to the 3:00 pm attack.

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