Ruins of fortifications and cannon, Port Hudson, LA

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GLC05111.01.1308
GLC#
GLC05111.01.1308-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Title
Ruins of fortifications and cannon, Port Hudson, LA
Place Written
Port Hudson, Louisiana
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 8.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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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