3D Battlefield Images from
Peachtree Creek, Georgia

The first five images use color shaded relief overlaid with features from topographic maps. They include troop positions from Steven Davis map published in Blue & Gray Magazine’s History and Tour Guide of the Atlanta Campaign (Blue & Gray Magazine, 1996), pp. 198-199.

The second set of five images uses digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle aerial photography. The first two of these images uses Dennis Kelly’s troop positions from the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission map of the battle of Peachtree Creek. The last three use Steven Davis’ troop positions.

All images were generated in Erdas Virtual GIS package.

3D GIS view of the battle of Peachtree Creek from the south (Confederate perspective) with color shaded relief overlaid with topographic map features and troop positions from Steven Davis.



3D GIS view of the battle of Peachtree Creek from the north (Federal perspective) with color shaded relief overlaid with topographic map features and troop positions from Steven Davis.



Closeup view of the eastern portion of the battlefield, centered on today’s Piedmont Hospital.



Closeup view of the central portion of the battlefield, centered on Tanyard Creek Park.



Closeup view of the western portion of the battlefield, centered on Collier Road between Howell Mill Road and Northside Drive.



3D GIS view of the battlefield with aerial photography and troop positions from Dennis Kelly’s map created for the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. View is from the south (Confederate perspective).



3D GIS view of the battlefield with aerial photography and troop positions from Dennis Kelly’s map created for the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. View is from the north (Federal perspective).



Closeup view of the eastern portion of the battlefield, with Steven Davis’ troop positions. Piedmont Hospital is in the center of the view’s upper right quadrant.



Closeup view of the central portion of the battlefield, with Steven Davis’ troop positions. Tanyard Creek Park is in the center of the view.



Closeup view of the western portion of the battlefield, with Steven Davis’ troop positions. Collier Road runs east/west in the center of the view, with Northside Drive and Howell Mill Road both running north/south. Northside Drive is to the right, Howell Mill Road to the right.

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William J. Drummond  City Planning Program  College of Architecture  Georgia Institute of Technology  Atlanta, GA 30332-0155	Voice:	(404) 894-9840
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