:wh Hello Everyone, I am the new kid on the block here. In fact I am NEW to this whole hunting aspect ! I think I have an area that I can hunt out not far from the Pittsburg Landing. I am needing an old map of the area ( land, and water) from the 1860's era. Being totaly new to this I am lost as to where to even find such. I have a current map to which to compare to help identify the area. Thank You for ANY help. John Foerg Muscle Shoals Alabama jfoerg@hotmail.com
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newbie needs a map
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Welcome to the Civil War Bullet forums, Johnboy. I'm one of the oldtimers who hang around to help answer newcomers' questions. (Way back when I was new to digging civil war relics, some oldtimers were very helpful to me.)
The most "readily available" source for the map you want (Pittsburg Landing/Shiloh, land & water) is the massive book "Atlas to Accompany The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" ...which we relic-diggers commonly call simply "the Official Records Atlas". I know for certain that it contains several very detailed maps of the Pittsburg Landing / Shiloh battlefield (including the river and the land).
The Official Records Atlas book has been reprinted many times, and can nowadays be purchased from various civil war book-dealers in either book form or on a CD. You'll find both the book and the CD for sale on Ebay.
However, in doing a Websearch for you, I discovered that all the maps in the Official Records Atlas book can be viewed online, at:
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/rec ... plates.cfm
Important Note... that site's online maps include a "Zoom" function, to greatly enlarge any section of a map.
Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]
The most "readily available" source for the map you want (Pittsburg Landing/Shiloh, land & water) is the massive book "Atlas to Accompany The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" ...which we relic-diggers commonly call simply "the Official Records Atlas". I know for certain that it contains several very detailed maps of the Pittsburg Landing / Shiloh battlefield (including the river and the land).
The Official Records Atlas book has been reprinted many times, and can nowadays be purchased from various civil war book-dealers in either book form or on a CD. You'll find both the book and the CD for sale on Ebay.
However, in doing a Websearch for you, I discovered that all the maps in the Official Records Atlas book can be viewed online, at:
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/rec ... plates.cfm
Important Note... that site's online maps include a "Zoom" function, to greatly enlarge any section of a map.
Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]
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Hey John,
Thanks for posting this! I'm a seasoned digger (12 year next month) and also live and dig close to Pittsburg Landing! Maybe we can hook-up some time and swing? Maybe I can assist with the in the field training aspect?
Mr Pete, thanks for the online link to the CW Atlas. I have it in book form and it is very big and bulky!
Thanks To You Both,
Happy Collecting, Good Luck, Roger
Thanks for posting this! I'm a seasoned digger (12 year next month) and also live and dig close to Pittsburg Landing! Maybe we can hook-up some time and swing? Maybe I can assist with the in the field training aspect?
Mr Pete, thanks for the online link to the CW Atlas. I have it in book form and it is very big and bulky!
Thanks To You Both,
Happy Collecting, Good Luck, Roger