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Summary

Description
English: This is a map of the Battle of Lynchburg that occurred on June 17-18, 1864, in the American Civil War. An attack by Union Major General David Hunter was repulsed by Major General John C. Breckinridge and Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early.
Date
Source This is a crop from map 9 of "Report of the camps, marches & engagements, of the Second Corps, A.N.V., and of the Army of the Valley Dist. of the Department of Northern VA., during the campaign of: Virginia. 1864." The entire set of maps can be found here in the Library of Congress.
Author Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899)

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Licensing

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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer .


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929.

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Breckinridge organized the defense of Lynchburg, and Early's corps arrived by train to reinforce

18 June 1864 Gregorian

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