Fortifications with river, Port Hudson, LA
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1311 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 four figures in the distance resting amid fortifications and bombproofs. A steamship is on the river in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson Mid & Sweenie's line down the river- called by our men 'the Citadel.'"
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