Taft, J. W., fl. 1863-1864 Red River Rapids

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GLC#
GLC06739.10-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1864 May 20
Author/Creator
Taft, J. W., fl. 1863-1864
Title
Red River Rapids
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 albumen Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 24.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Inscription on verso reads: "The dam at the falls in Red River, La. formd by barges amd logs anchored, leaving a channel for passage of our naval vessels, 14 in. all, the heaviest vessels in the NYS(?) Squadron. Nasho and Osage passing over the falls through the damn. The damn was constructed by Lt. Col. Bailey of the U.S.A." Constructed in order for David Porter's fleet to get up the Red River.

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