US Civil War, Vicksburg Campaign, Jan. 8-July
US Civil War, Vicksburg Campaign, Jan. 8-July 4, 1863. Shirleys House, aka White House, during the siege of Vicksburg, 1863. On the hillside below are bombproofs, excavated by the Union soldiers of the 45th Illinois Division. The house was their headquarters, from which they dug the tunnel to place the mine under Confederate Fort Hill
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13123677
Media ID
45384708
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3000px x 2086px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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