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Siege Battery, West Point - looking north

Description: Image of a landscape view of the Hudson River looking north from the Siege Battery at the United States Military Academy on West Point in Orange County, New York, including views of the "Cro' Nest," "Polipels Island," "Breakneck," and "Constitution Island" as captioned; boats visible on the river; soldiers with cannons in foreground.
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Date: ©1859
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Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Hudson River - looking south from Battery Knox, West Point

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Image of a landscape view of the Hudson River looking south from the Knox Battery at the United States Military Academy on West Point in Orange County, New York, including views of the "Beverly House" and "Riding Hall" as captioned; boats visible on the river and near a dock at center; observers admire the river in foreground at bottom right.

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Battle of Port Hudson, passing the river batteries

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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.

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Siege of Atlanta, Gen. Sherman and staff inspecting batteries

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Image of General William T. Sherman and other officers inspecting batteries during the siege of Atlanta, Georgia, in the summer of 1864 during the American Civil War; dead man at bottom right.

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Experience of the 9th Mass. Battery at Gettysburg, Penn. July, 1863. Captain Bigelow commanding

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Image of five vignettes depicting a progression of battlefield scenes between the Union 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery and Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War; men on foot and mounted on horses are shown attacking, carrying wounded, around a cook fire, and leaving the battlefield; scenes are captioned, "Opening engagement," Retiring with prolonge," "Shelled out," "Position on the 3rd and 4th July," and "Leaving the field, July 5th."

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The U.S. naval battery during the bombardment of Vera Cruz on the 24 and 25 of March 1847

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Image of the United States Naval Battery during the bombardment of Veracruz, Mexico, in 1847 during the Mexican-American War; soldiers load and fire cannons behind a barricade towards the city, dead and wounded men and horses visible in the foreground; walled city of Veracruz visible past barricades; names of guns and officers printed in bottom margin.

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Siege of Vicksburg

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Image of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers with General Ulysses S. Grant at bottom right holding a spyglass and observing Confederate troops approaching around a bend near the Mississippi River; soldiers in trenches, explosions, flag at top of hill, river and battleships visible in background.

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Siege Battery, West Point - looking north

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