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File Details: ASHRm, 800 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 11.4 Mb
| Credit: | by McPherson & Oliver |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.05-1865 |
| Negative Size: | stereo |
| Equipment: | sandbag |
| Locations & Lines: | Battery No. 11 – The Citadel (Port Hudson LA); Mississippi River; Port Hudson LA; Louisiana |
| Military Units: | CS Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Library of Congress says: “Last strong hold on the Mississippi.” [Summary: Photograph shows the Port Hudson bluffs, looking down river. Battery No. 11, known as the Citadel, was the southernmost battery in the Confederate defenses is at upper left.]
MOLLUS Collection says: Port Hudson, 1863. The river guns were isolated with their parapets merely revetted with sods or pressed clay. The mound on the top of the Bluff is one of these.