Bruce Vail
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- Joined
- Jul 8, 2015
According to Adjutant McHenry Howard of Steuart's brigade, Col. Thurston had drawn a "plat of the battle of May 5" but the drawing was not published with his account by the Southern Historical Society. Howard made a copy of Thurston's map and it is included in his book, "Recollections of a Maryland Confederate soldier and Staff officer" but I wonder if Thurston's map was any more detailed.
Do you know if there is a scan or reproduction of Thurston's original plat available anywhere?
Do you live near Baltimore, Md? If so, it would appear that the Maryland Historical Society has possession of Howard's personal papers, including documents related to his memoir. See https://www.mdhs.org/findingaid/john-eager-howard-papers-1662-1919-ms-469.
I live in Baltimore, and I am intrigued by this archive. I'm prety sure the arhive is closed by COVID19 right now, but will probably reopen later this year.