Historic Image of Confederate River Batteries

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Historic Image of Confederate River Batteries

Powerful and formidable batteries such as this Brooke made Vicksburg “the Gibraltar of the Confederacy,” and it would prove a tough nut to crack.

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Tags: Winschel, ERDC, usace, history

Photo by: Library of Congress | VIRIN: 160825-A-YL201-002.JPG

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