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River fortification, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1268 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 8.3 cm Order a Copy

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."

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