Elliott Burial Map Gettysburg

[text] description derived from published bibliography. Elliott's map of the battlefield of antietam amounts to a burial map of the union and confederate dead — even their horses are mapped. 2,644 of these are union fallen, 40 of which are named.

269 horse burials are captured, in 40 locations. Martin, regimental strengths at gettysburg (baltimore, 1982), pp. In 1864, building on information collected by others, civil engineer simon g.

Elliott’s 1864 map of the battle of gettysburg is an essential resource in understanding what happened and where during the battle, and stands as one of the best resources for preserving the battlefield.

However this was worth the money its beautiful and would be a fabulous addition to anyones. They revealed that elliott’s map lists 5,844 total graves. In the spring of 2020, researchers at the adams county historical society, discovered a map at the new york public library, that displays the gruesome result of the battle of antietam.two years after the battle, in 1864, s.g. 269 horse burials are captured, in 40 locations.