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    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Two: Gibraltar of the Confederacy

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    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Two: Gibraltar of the Confederacy

    VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

    08.18.2016

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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center   

    Union ironclads in action: Joining Farragut at Vicksburg were the ironclad gunboats of the Western Flotilla fresh from their victory at Memphis. But even with these revolutionary warships, the U.S. Navy met with dismal failure at Vicksburg in the summer of 1862. (Library of Congress)

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    Date Taken: 08.18.2016
    Date Posted: 08.19.2016 22:40
    Photo ID: 2804037
    VIRIN: 160818-A-CE999-002
    Resolution: 1300x924
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    Location: VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, US

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