Images Provided by Virginia Historical Society

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Fort Jackson - Map - Civil War map showing confederate fortifications at Fort Jackson, Fort St. Philip, and the Union fleet along the Mississippi River including Farragut's Attack

Hoping to protect New Orleans, Confederate troops built defenses--shown on this map--along the Mississippi River. But, on April 24, 1862, these defenses proved unable to withstand the Union attack. Zoomify Learn more »

Port Hudson - Map - Pen and ink watercolor by Robert Knox Sneden depicting the Union troops on land and water surrounding Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson.

Pen and ink watercolor map of the Siege of Port Hudson by cartographer Robert Knox Sneden c.1863-1865. Zoomify Learn more »