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(March 2002) Enlarge Battery #13, Barnes Battery: View looking northwest across Washington St. (wartime Warrenton Road) |
(March 1995) Battery #13, Barnes Battery: Northwest view of the "Widow Blakely" |
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(March 1995) Battery #13, Barnes Battery: South view of the Louisiana Circle battery site (behind the two trees at center of photo) from the city park below |
(March 2011) Enlarge View-2 South Fort, detached unit of the Vicksburg National Military Park: Washington St., 1/4 mi. north of Old US-80 Mississippi River bridge. South Fort commanded the river approach to Vicksburg to the south. The guns here participated in duels with ships of the Federal fleet and with Federal land based artillery. Site Marker: C.S. Company G, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery: River Batteries: Army of Vicksburg. Capt. William C. Capers. A detachment of the company, under Lieut. C. A. Conrad, served one 10-inch mortar in this position, South Fort, from may 18 to June 12, when the detachment was ordered to a work in rear of the line of Moore's Brigade. It served the mortar in that position to about June 29, when the detachment was ordered back to this fort and served the mortar to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863 |
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(March 2005) Enlarge Battery #11, Marine Hospital Battery: Pearl St., between Speed and Fairgrounds. The largest and most powerful of the river batteries. The battery was situated parallel to the R/R tracks (post-war) and extended the length of the picture above. Located here were Batteries B, C, D, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery and Detachment 22d Louisiana Infantry. Three 42-pounder smoothbores, two 32-pounder smoothbores, and two 32-pounder rifles were mounted in the battery |
(March 2011) Enlarge Battery #11, Marine Hospital Battery: View looking south |
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(March 2016) Enlarge Battery #11, Marine Hospital Battery: Panorama centered on west from the R/R tracks |
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(March 2016) Enlarge Battery #11, Marine Hospital Battery: The two-story building occupies the site of the Marine Hospital just a few yards east of the Marine Hospital Battery |
(March 2016)
Enlarge Battery #11, Marine Hospital Battery:
View is looking south |
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The Marine Hospital
Battery after the siege |
(March
2005)
Battery #5, Harwood House Battery:
Enlarge 600 block of Fort Hill
Drive. A 9-inch Dahlgren was positioned here, west of the Mary Harwood
house |
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