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File Details: APKSm, 400 DPI, JPEG, Original Photograph, .8 Mb
| Credit: | by McPherson & Oliver |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863 |
| Equipment: | cannon; field carriage; gunner’s haversack; Parrott Rifle gun |
| Locations & Lines: | Port Hudson LA; Louisiana |
| Military Units: | 18th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery; US Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Library of Congress says: View of Capt. Mac’s battery, Port Hudson, La. [Summary: Photograph shows Captain Albert G. Mack’s Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks.]
MOLLUS Collection says: Mack’s Battery, 18th New York, 20lb Parrotts, Port Hudson, Louisiana.
William C. Davis, Image of War. Volume 4. p75: The 18th New York Artillery used cotton bales, shielding their 20-pounder Parrott rifles.
