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Two soldiers with cannon, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1313 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.3 x 8.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows one man on horseback and one man standing with a cannon in the center of the photo. Inscription on verso: "Fort [sic] Hudson."

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