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Mortar gun the Federal forces of Sherman's Army found, Ft. McAllister, Ga.
Summary
Photograph shows a gun that General Sherman's troops found after the second attack on Fort McAllister in December 1864 as they prepared to march on Savannah.
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022).
Photographer and date from corresponding glass negative: LC-B811-3496.
Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection.
Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.
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Date
01/01/1864
Contributors
Cooley, Sam A. (Samuel A.), photographer
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
