[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 6 stereoviews of Port Hudson, Louisiana, after the siege, incl. Confederate fortifications, "rat holes," and other structures. [Baton Rouge, LA]: [McPherson & Oliver], ca 1863-1864.

A group of 6 stereoviews taken following the Siege of Port Hudson, including: Rebel works & "rat holes," which provides a view of "gopher holes" of Battery 11, known as the Citadel, the southernmost battery at Port Hudson. -- View of some of the "rat holes" where the rebels took shelter from battery fire. -- View of Port Hudson bluffs, looking downriver. Battery 11 can be seen in the upper left side of the image. -- Confederate forts that held the steep river banks at Port Hudson. -- Rebel ordnance storehouse damaged by Union guns. -- "View of a Section of Central Gap, Port Hudson, La." (period inscription on verso).

Together, 6 stereoviews. Although lacking studio imprints, many of the images were almost certainly taken by McPherson & Oliver of Baton Rouge, LA. Condition generally good, with some toning, light occasional spotting.

The Siege of Port Hudson, which lasted from 22 May - 9 July 1863, was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River. When Confederate forces surrendered the garrison on 9 July, the entire Mississippi River was under Federal control, and the Confederacy was cut in two.

Provenance: Acquired from the great grandson of Union General Edward Griffin Beckwith (1818-1881) (consignor relates). Beckwith commanded the defenses of New Orleans from August 1863 - January 1864, after the fall of New Orleans in 1862.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico