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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1902 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 25 x 19 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Call Number | Album 14.29 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Shirley House, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1900
The famous "Shirley House" or "White House," stands near the Jackson Road, which was between the Union and Confederate entrenchments during the siege of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863.
Railroad Redoubt, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1900
Railroad redoubt seen from the north showing the slope where General Grant's column charged on May 22, 1863, during the siege of Vicksburg.
Vicksburg Surrender Monument, Vicksburg, Mississippi
April 1902
Confederate veterans at the Vicksburg Surrender Monument, on the occasion of decorating Union soldiers' graves.
Cave Life in Vicksburg During the Siege, from Confederate War Etchings
An etching of a Southern woman praying in a Vicksburg casement during the siege. Copied from "Confederate War Etchings" by A. Volck.
Tom E. Lewis Standing Near a Cave Entrance in Vicksburg, Mississippi
1902
Cave in a hillside occupied by the Lewis family from May 18 to July 4, 1863, during the Civil War siege of Vicksburg. Hundreds of other caves in the vicinity were similarly occupied by citizens of...
Surrender Monument, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1910
Surrender Monument, where Generals Grant and Pemberton met to arrange terms for the surrender of Vicksburg, July 3, 1863. General Pemberton surrendered 31,600 men, 15 generals, 60,000 muskets and 1...
