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Rebel gun with fortifications, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1285 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 7.9 x 8.6 cm Order a Copy

Image shows a cannon with fortifications. Inscription on verso: "Rebel Gun on the river front--" and "Port Hudson."

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