port hudson

A Fierce Assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana

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Battle of Port Hudson - Passing the River Batteries

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View of cavalliere [i.e., cavalier] taken from Central Gap, Port Hudso...

Photograph shows fortification constructed of stacked barrels. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Siege of Port Hudson - Public domain vintage map

The map shows the Union troops on land and water surrounding Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, La., on the Mississippi River, approximately 25 miles north of Baton Rouge. The Union XIX Corps under Gen.... More

[Map of the region east and north of Baton Rouge, showing batteries on...

Port Hudson from the opposite bank of the river The Union forces enter...

Two illustrations showing Port Hudson and the arrival of Union troops to take possession of the fortifications following the siege which ended with the formal surrender by the Confederate forces on July 9, 1863... More

View of Capt. Mac's battery, Port Hudson, La.

Photograph shows Captain Albert G. Mack's Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks. Information from: Image of War Volume IV by William C. Davis, p. 75: The 18th New York Artillery used cotton bales, shie... More

Port Hudson and its defences - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collec...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Bombardment of Port Hudson by Admiral Farragut's fleet Assault of the ...

Print shows (top) Union ships under the command of Admiral Farragut bombarding Port Hudson, Louisiana, and (bottom) African American troops of the 2nd Louisiana Regiment attacking the Confederate defensive work... More

View of Capt. Bainbridge's battery, Port Hudson, LA

Photograph shows Captain Edmund C. Bainbridge's Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks. Information from: Image of War Volume IV by William C. Davis, p. 80: Battery A, 1st U.S. Artillery. Forms part of... More

Lieut. John W. Ricker, lost leg at Port Hudson, May 27th, 1863 - 48th ...

Photograph shows identified soldier from Co. C, 11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Co. A, 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment with amputated leg in uniform with sword. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/... More

Siege of Port Hudson - Public domain vintage map

The map shows the Union troops on land and water surrounding Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, La., on the Mississippi River, approximately 25 miles north of Baton Rouge. The Union XIX Corps under Gen.... More

Port Hudson and its defences - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:72,500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 239.5 From Tomes, Robert. The war with the South, New York, Virtue & Yorston, 1862-1867. v. 3, between p. 16 and 17. Signed (facism): Charles: Sholl, Topl. Engin... More

Port Hudson and its defences - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:72,500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 239.6 From Tomes, Robert. The war with the South, New York, Virtue & Yorston, 1862-1867. v. 3, between p. 16 and 17. Signed (facism): Charles: Sholl, Topl. Engin... More

Tomlinson's map of Port Hudson, showing all of the batteries, strongho...

"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863 by G.W. Tomlinson, Boston, Mass." Shows east and west banks of Mississippi River, portions of East and West Baton Rouge parishes, north to Waterloo and so... More

Men of color to arms! Now or never!

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[View of Indiana artillery, Port Hudson, LA]

Photograph shows Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Baton Rouge to Port Hudson. Showing Position of 19th Army Corps, Maj. ...

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State of Louisiana showng Theatre of Operations of the Forces under co...

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President Lincoln and General Grant on peace and war.

1) Interview with the President, by J. T. Mills. 2) Letter of General Grant to E. B. Washbourne. 3) On the Chicago surrender [poem] by Bayard Taylor.

The New Year's address of the Newsmen of the New York Herald.

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Map of Port Hudson and vicinity - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:,950. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 238 Map indicates fortifications, drainage, hachures, vegetation, roads, and houses. Positions of Confederate batteries are shown with the number of guns in each.... More

Port Hudson Compiled from government surveys and other sources and dra...

Scale ca. 1:8250. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 239 Shows fortifications, relief by hachures, vegetation, drainage, roads, railroad, houses, and contains an index to artillery batteries and principal points of a... More

Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion

Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and 4th Recon Bn., 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, receive a dive brief in preparation for a vessel hull inspection on Naval Base White... More

A U.S. Marine and Sailor with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

A U.S. Marine and Sailor with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare a diving rig prior to conducting underwater maintenance on the U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility ship Port Hudson (LCU 2035), on Naval Base Whit... More

A rebel gun at Port Hudson disabled by our Marine Battery Photographed...

Photograph shows cannon destroyed by U.S. Marines. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, June 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civ... More

Union infantry regiment on review at Port Hudson, Louisiana Carte de v...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, June 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Surrender of Port Hudson, La. July 8th. 1863

Artist: (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6380

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Discharge pape...

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Special Orders...

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Special Orders...

A rebel gun at Port Hudson disabled by our Marine Battery Photographed...

Photograph shows cannon destroyed by U.S. Marines. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, June 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civ... More

Union infantry regiment on review at Port Hudson, Louisiana Carte de v...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, June 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Discharge pape...

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Special Orders...

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Special Orders...

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Discharge pape...

Master Sgt. Jesse Kekiwi prepares to dive at the site

Master Sgt. Jesse Kekiwi prepares to dive at the site of a vessel hull inspection on Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2020. Reconnaissance Marines conducted hull inspections to assess threats a... More

U.S. Navy Diver First Class William Crampton with 3rd

U.S. Navy Diver First Class William Crampton with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, gives a safety brief to divers prior to conducting underwater maintenance on the U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility ship Port Hudson ... More

Master Sgt. Jesse Kekiwi, a Reconnaissance Marine with

Master Sgt. Jesse Kekiwi, a Reconnaissance Marine with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, plunges into the water at the site of a vessel hull inspection on Naval Base White... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion enter the water to conduct underwater maintenance on the U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility ship Port Hudson (LCU 2035), on Naval Base White Beach, Okinaw... More

Lance Cpl. Damon O’Donnell, left, and Lance Cpl. Patrick

Lance Cpl. Damon O’Donnell, left, and Lance Cpl. Patrick Shrock, right, assist Master Sgt. Jesse Kekiwi in mounting a combat rubber raiding craft during a vessel hull inspection on Naval Base White Beach, Okina... More

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, signals

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, signals to the diving supervisor during open-circuit dive training at Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 30, 2020. Reconnaissance Marines and Sailors c... More

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and 4th Recon

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and 4th Recon Bn., 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a vessel hull inspection on Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2020. Reco... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher Martin, a Reconnaissance

U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher Martin, a Reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, assists divers conducting underwater maintenance on the U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility ship Port H... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Maass, left, and Lance Cpl.

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Maass, left, and Lance Cpl. Damon O’Donnell observe the shoreline they will dismount at after a vessel hull inspection on Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2020. Reconn... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion go sub-surface while conducting underwater maintenance on the U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility ship Port Hudson (LCU 2035), on Naval Base White Beach, O... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher Martin, a Reconnaissance

U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher Martin, a Reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, climbs out of the water after conducting underwater maintenance on the U.S. Army Landing Craft Util... More

Rebel gun bearing upon the river

Photograph shows a Confederate gun on a wooden barbette carriage in the battery inside Port Hudson after the siege in July 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. S... More

Rebel gun bearing upon the river

Photograph shows a Confederate gun on a wooden barbette carriage in the battery inside Port Hudson after the siege in July 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. S... More

Rebel ordnance storehouse riddled by our artillery

Photograph shows a Confederate weapons storehouse damaged by Union guns at Port Hudson after the siege in July 1863.

Rebel ordnance storehouse riddled by our artillery

Photograph shows a Confederate weapons storehouse damaged by Union guns at Port Hudson after the siege in July 1863.

Rebel works & "rat holes" [in which] they took shelter from fire

Photograph shows the "gopher holes" of Battery 11, known as the "Citadel," the southernmost battery at Port Hudson, after the siege in July 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part o... More

Rebel works & "rat holes" [in which] they took shelter from fire

Photograph shows the "gopher holes" of Battery 11, known as the "Citadel," the southernmost battery at Port Hudson, after the siege in July 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part o... More

[Quaker gun mounted on bluff of Port Hudson, La.] / photographed by Mc...

Photograph shows a mounted gun at the bluff. Title devised by Library staff from information in Miller, v. 2, pg. 215. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV... More

[Quaker gun mounted on bluff of Port Hudson, La.] / photographed by Mc...

Photograph shows a mounted gun at the bluff. Title devised by Library staff from information in Miller, v. 2, pg. 215. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV... More

[Artillery post inside the fort at Port Hudson facing the river after ...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. No. 17 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for C... More

[Ruins of a defensive installation or battery, Port Hudson, Louisiana]...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-4" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.32)

[Ruins of a defensive installation or battery, Port Hudson, Louisiana]...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-4" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.32)

[Church used by Confederates as a granary during the siege of Port Hud...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. No. 5 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Ci... More

[Church used by Confederates as a granary during the siege of Port Hud...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. No. 5 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Ci... More

Cap. (i.e., Captain) Grimby's (i.e. Grimsby's) battery, Indiana arty. ...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.

Cap. (i.e., Captain) Grimby's (i.e. Grimsby's) battery, Indiana arty. ...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.

"The Confederates had only field pieces with which to defend their wor...

Photograph shows a disabled Confederate 24 pound gun, part of Duryea's and Bainbridge's Batteries, 15th Arkansas Confederate Infantry in Port Hudson after the siege in July 1863.

"The Confederates had only field pieces with which to defend their wor...

Photograph shows a disabled Confederate 24 pound gun, part of Duryea's and Bainbridge's Batteries, 15th Arkansas Confederate Infantry in Port Hudson after the siege in July 1863.

[Rebel huts, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oli...

Photograph shows a row of log structures at Port Hudson, La., presumably used by Confederate troops, during the siege at Port Hudson, 1863. Title supplied from Louisiana Digital Library, Marshall Dunham Photogr... More

[Rebel huts, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oli...

Photograph shows a row of log structures at Port Hudson, La., presumably used by Confederate troops, during the siege at Port Hudson, 1863. Title supplied from Louisiana Digital Library, Marshall Dunham Photogr... More

[Looking towards Federal 17 gun battery from the interior of the citad...

Photograph shows a row of wooden barrels with sandbags on top. Title supplied from Louisiana Digital Library, Marshall Dunham Photograph Album, 2010. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's ... More

[Looking towards Federal 17 gun battery from the interior of the citad...

Photograph shows a row of wooden barrels with sandbags on top. Title supplied from Louisiana Digital Library, Marshall Dunham Photograph Album, 2010. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's ... More

"Stonewall Jackson" & "Twogen Fiscas," Port Hudson / A.I. Blauvelt, ph...

Photograph shows soldier, not Stonewall Jackson, with a horse. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mix... More

"Stonewall Jackson" & "Twogen Fiscas," Port Hudson / A.I. Blauvelt, ph...

Photograph shows soldier, not Stonewall Jackson, with a horse. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mix... More

Charles S. Bulkley to Anson Stager, Sunday, March 15, 1863 (Telegram ...

Charles S. Bulkley to Anson Stager, Sunday, March 15, 1863 (Telegram ...

Charles S. Bulkley to Anson Stager, Sunday, March 15, 1863 (Telegram ...

Charles S. Bulkley to Anson Stager, Sunday, March 15, 1863 (Telegram ...

30 lb. parrot battery before Port Hudson

Photograph shows a group from the Indiana Artillery during the siege in 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Cen... More

30 lb. parrot battery before Port Hudson

Photograph shows a group from the Indiana Artillery during the siege in 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Cen... More

Admiral Farragut's fleet engaging the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0057

Admiral Farragut's fleet engaging the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0057

The tunnel under the "Citadel" dug by the Union forces with a view to ...

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The tunnel under the "Citadel" dug by the Union forces with a view to ...

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Rebel gun bearing upon the river

Photograph shows a Confederate gun and artillery from inside Port Hudson overlooking the Mississippi River after the siege in July 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Ro... More

Rebel gun bearing upon the river

Photograph shows a Confederate gun and artillery from inside Port Hudson overlooking the Mississippi River after the siege in July 1863. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Ro... More

[Distant view, probably Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPh...

Photograph shows distant view of men on a hilly landscape, probably taken after the seige of Port Hudson, 1863.

[Distant view, probably Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPh...

Photograph shows distant view of men on a hilly landscape, probably taken after the seige of Port Hudson, 1863.

[Detritus of war within the earthworks after the surrender of the Conf...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. No. 8 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Image published in: Zeller, Bob, The Civil War in Depth, Volume II. San Francisco: Chronic... More

West views from Port Hudson - A couple of old photos of a farm

Photograph shows a six inch gun and ammunition overlooking the river at Port Hudson after the siege. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Inscribed on verso: No. 2 Forms part of: The Robin G. Sta... More

West views from Port Hudson - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows a six inch gun and ammunition overlooking the river at Port Hudson after the siege. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Inscribed on verso: No. 2 Forms part of: The Robin G. Sta... More

[Cannon and artillery in the battery at Port Hudson after the siege]

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. #12 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civi... More

[Damage to Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson after the siege]

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. No. 3 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Ci... More

Battle of Port Hudson. - A painting of a naval battle with ships in th...

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Map no. 12, Port Hudson and vicinity

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Profiles of enemy's works, Port Hudson

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Pt. Hudson News. Extra. Port Hudson, La. January 2d, 1861.

Regarding the battle at Murfreesboro.; Battle of Murfreesboro. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collectio... More

Pt. Hudson News. Extra. Port Hudson, La. January 2d, 1861.

Regarding the battle at Murfreesboro.; Battle of Murfreesboro. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collectio... More

[Dismounted cannon and ruins, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed b...

Photograph shows a cannon lying on the base of a small hill. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-10" written in pencil on back of ... More

[Dismounted cannon and ruins, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed b...

Photograph shows a cannon lying on the base of a small hill. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-10" written in pencil on back of ... More

[Confederate cannon with shells captured during the siege of Port Huds...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.

[Confederate cannon with shells captured during the siege of Port Huds...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.

Gen'l Weitzel's hdqtrs before Port Hudson

Photograph shows the defensive earthworks comprising General Godfrey Weitzel's headquarters during the siege. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection.... More