ID’D COPY OF LLOYD’S MAP OF THE SOUTH – COLONEL JOHN TOWERS, 8th GA INFANTRY – WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG

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John Towers lived in Anderson, SC to 1849, then was a merchant in Cass County, GA. He moved to Rome in Floyd County, GA in 1855 and had a metal casting foundry there. He enrolled for war service and was commissioned Captain of Company E, 8th Georgia Infantry on 14 May 1861 in Rome, GA, and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment on 28 January 1862 (to date from 16 November 1861). He was captured on 28 June 1862 near Richmond, VA, held at Fort Columbus, NY, then briefly at Fort Warren, MA before he was released for exchange on 31 July 1862.  He commanded the regiment in Maryland in September 1862.

He was promoted to Colonel on 26 March 1863 (to date from 16 December 1862). He was wounded by a gunshot to his right hand at Gettysburg, PA in 1863 and, again, in June 1864. He was surrendered and paroled with his regiment at Appomattox Court House, VA on 9 April 1865.

He was sheriff of Floyd County 1866-67, by 1870 he had a variety store in Rome, GA, and represented the county in the state legislature 1873-74. He ran his metal-casting business to about 1877, when he was appointed assistant keeper of the Georgia State Penitentiary. In 1885 he became the keeper, but retired the following year and moved to Marietta, GA. In 1900 he had apparently "un-retired" and was a salesman for a cotton oil manufacturer in Marietta.

This folded and bound 1863 map has been traced to his preserved wartime collection of documents and maps.  The front cover features an ornate “Lloyd’s Military Map of the Southern States” branded logo, while the back cover is plain brown with a raised textured finish. The large map unfolds to 37” x 51” and is backed by a linen/cotton material in an off-white color.  When folded and compressed as intended for travel and transport, the accordion style booklet is 2.5” thick. Prominently featured are all main railway lines across the South, along with each state and all counties and major population centers therein.  The northern Gulf of Mexico is shown with a brief profile from naval charting records of the time.

The edges are strong but there is wear along some creases, primarily where crease lines intersect, to include holing and tearing.  The binding of the folded map book is missing and the front cover is loose. The fabric backing is stamped with a partially visible patriotic motif and a partially visible commercial name stamp in blue ink.  Clearly visible is a red ink stamp reading “42 INCH” with scant remnants of another blue ink circular or oval stamping.

The interior of the front cover, measuring 7.2” x 4.4”, features a clearly written “Capt. William S. McCaskey, Co. B 79th P.V.V., 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th [Corps], Sherman’s (incomplete word).”  Records show William McCaskey was from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and enlisted on April 20th, 1861 as a Private in Company F of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry.  Later that year, he mustered out and into the 79th Pennsylvania, Company B.  He was promoted up to the rank of Captain on July 1, 1863. The 79th participated in many of the most cataclysmic battles of the Western Theater, including Sherman’s grand campaigns against Atlanta and the South at large.  He mustered out of volunteer service in 1865 in Washington DC, but continued to serve in the regular Army after the war.  How Capt. McCaskey’s possession found its way to a Confederate Colonel – or vice versa-  is a mystery, but supposition offers that they directly or indirectly crossed paths at some point during the Civil War.

This unique copy of one of the most respected maps of the time is sure to be a wonderful addition to any collection, and should appeal to a broad range of sub-interests that span the Civil War.  [cm][ph:L]

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