Published by J.H. Colton, New York, New York, 1862. Large colored folding map, measuring 30 x 27”. Interior pencil note: “The property of S. Fortescue formerly belonged to Captain Williams Co B 2n Mass Vol. killed at the battle of Cedar Mountain Saturday Aug. 9^th 1862. [in ink] Signal Corps/ U.S.A.” Brown blind-stamped cloth covers with gilt spine lettering, measuring 5.75 x 3.5”. Front cover detached, folding map slightly faded in color but intact and in very good shape.

William Blackstone Williams was a resident of Jamaica Plain MA; a 30 year-old Engineer, who was commissioned 1^st Lieutenant and mustered into Co. “E”, 2^nd Mass. Infantry on 5/25/1861. He was promoted to Captain and transferred to Co. “B”, on 11/1/1861. Killed in action at Cedar Mountain, 8/9/1862. The 2^nd Mass. Infantry served with the Army of the Potomac in all its major actions through the Battle of Gettysburg. During autumn 1863 it was transferred to the western theater where it served with Sherman’s Army through the Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea and through the Carolinas. Mustered out in July 1865. During service it lost 190 men killed and mortally wounded and 98 men to disease for a total of 288. This regiment was, incidentally, the initial regiment of Robert Gould Shaw, later colonel of the 54^th Mass.

Fine collectible for Mass. Regimental buffs and aficionados of the 2^nd Mass. Infy. Documentation included.

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