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One soldier and one cannon and river fortifications, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1266 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 8.6 cm Order a Copy

Image shows one soldier straddling a barrel, with a single gun battery in the background and a river in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson."

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