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Confederate fortifications with bomb debris, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1295 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 8.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows extensive fortifications with scattered barrels and debris. Two figures rest on top of a large wall inside an A-frame tent. Inscription on verso: "Confederate line with one parallel beyond it" and "Port Hudson."

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