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One soldier at Confederate fortifications, Port Hudson, LA

The image shows a single soldier standing on fortifiations with woods in the distance. Numeric notation on recto: "756" and measurements of photo: "4 1/8 square." Numeric notations on verso: "213B," "756" and "2962-15." Inscription on verso:...

GLC05111.01.1267

River fortification, Port Hudson, LA

The image shows a fortification with cannon and cannonballs, and a river in the background. Numeric notations on verso: "211," "New 2068," "6" and "42625." Inscriptions on verso: "River Fortifictions Port Hudson," and "Same as W. Book."

GLC05111.01.1268

Dismantled rebel gun, Port Hudson, LA

The image shows the ruins of a dismantled cannon inside fortifications. Inscription on verso: "Rebel gun- Dismantled by [illegible] Comm Levison 'No gun battery' Port Hudson."

GLC05111.01.1269

Fortifications and cannon, Port Hudson, LA

The image shows one wagon trailer and one cannon behind fortifications. One African-American man stands on the left-hand side of the photo. Inscription on image: "J. C. Palfrey." Inscription on verso: "Fort [sic] Hudson."

GLC05111.01.1270

Bomb scene, Port Hudson, LA

The image shows one man sitting on a fortification amidst extensive bomb damage, cannonballs, with a river in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson."

GLC05111.01.1271