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Fortifications with supply crates, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1297 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.3 x 8.9 cm Order a Copy

The image shows fortifications with stacks of supply crates, cannonballs, and one man standing in the distance on the right edge of the photo. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson Interior 19. Gen Battery."

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