Battle of Port Hudson / J.O. Davidson ; Facsimile print by L. Prang & Co. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Battle of Port Hudson / J.O. Davidson ; Facsimile print by L. Prang & Co. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Battle of Port Hudson / J.O. Davidson ; Facsimile print by L. Prang & Co.
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This color print shows the river fight at Port Hudson, Louisiana, where Confederate artillery on high bluffs above a sharp bend of the Mississippi blocked Union navy ships from passing. Union forces besieged the post from late May to early July 1863, and its surrender, shortly after the fall of Vicksburg, gave the North control of the entire river. Boston publisher L. Prang & Co. issued this chromolithograph around 1887, reproducing a painting by J.O. Davidson. Its heavy guns and smoke over the water show the Civil War navy's dangerous work under fire from the bluffs.
| Created / published | Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1887. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Subjects | Naval warfare--Louisiana--Port Hudson--1860-1870. Cannons--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216498 |
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