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Gun battery with fortifications, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1302 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, a bit out of focus, shows a section of gun battery with three cannons and fortifications, and supplies in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson 19 Gun Battery Opposite Citadel."

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