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    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Four: Grant's Canal

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    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Four: Grant's Canal

    VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

    09.01.2016

    Photo by Michael Petersen  

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

    Construction (woodcut): During the naval siege of Vicksburg, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams put his men to work with pick and shovel to excavate a canal across the base of De Soto Point, opposite Vicksburg, in a failed effort to bypass Confederate batteries. (Library of Congress)

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    Date Taken: 09.01.2016
    Date Posted: 09.02.2016 11:26
    Photo ID: 2832704
    VIRIN: 160901-A-YL201-001
    Resolution: 1572x1109
    Size: 375.08 KB
    Location: VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, US

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