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Ruins of fortifications and cannon, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1308 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.6 x 8.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows extensive destruction to fortifications. A cannon lies in ruins in the foreground. Inscriptions on verso: "Rebel work in Camp of Duryea's and Bainbridge's Batteries garrisoned by 15th Arkansas" and "MES."

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