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Battle of Port Hudson, passing the river batteries

Description: Image of ships surrounding the Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, where troops fire cannons against the siege forces in 1863 during the American Civil War.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1887
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002021
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last Collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Capture of Fort Fisher, charge of marines on the traverse

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Image of soldiers firing on Union forces as they attempt to take over the Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher; Confederate troops fire a large cannon as Union soldiers break through a barricade; ships along the coast visible in background.

priJLC_PRG_002022

Victorious bombardment of Port Royal, S.C. Nov. 7th 1861

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Image of Union ships exchanging fire with Confederate forces during the bombardment of Port Royal, South Carolina, during the American Civil War; clouds of red and gray smoke rise over the scene.

priJLC_MIL_000950

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Image of Union General George B. McClellan at the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate soldiers battle along the edge of a river as Union army forces overrun a bridge; cannons fire into the lines.

priJLC_MIL_000752

Surrender of Port Hudson, La. July 8th 1863

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Image of Union and Confederate officers on horseback meeting as Union General Nathaniel P. Banks accepts the surrender of Port Hudson, Louisiana, during the American Civil War; guns are stacked by Confederate soldiers and a Confederate flag is gathered at left; artillery unit and soldiers line the coastline in background.

priJLC_MIL_000948

Battle of Kenesaw Mountain

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaging at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, in 1864 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers fire rifles and cannons from trenches at the advancing Union troops; wounded and dead soldiers in foreground; mountain peak in background.

priJLC_MIL_000761

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Image of Union cavalry forces led by General Philip Sheridan charging Confederate lines of soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia, in 1865 during the American Civil War; cannons and covered wagons are overtaken by Union troops; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

priJLC_MIL_000759

Battle of Port Hudson, passing the river batteries

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