The Civil War in America
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Maps based on eyewitness battle accounts, such as William H. Willcox’s depiction of the Antietam battlefield, were highly sought after by the public. Willcox served at Antietam as Topographical Officer and Additional Aide-de-camp on the staff of U.S. Brigadier General Abner Doubleday, once thought to have been the inventor of baseball.
Maps based on eyewitness battle accounts, such as William H. Willcox’s depiction of the Antietam battlefield, were highly sought after by the public. Willcox served at Antietam as Topographical Officer and Additional Aide-de-camp on the staff of U.S. Brigadier General Abner Doubleday, once thought to have been the inventor of baseball.