Picture No | 10218436 |
Date | 1863 |
Description | The Civil war in America. Confederate scouts. |
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Confederate scouts with percusio caps for the garrison of Vicksburg, running the Federal pickets. The garrison at Vicksburg held out for 6 weeks before it fell to the Unionists on July 4th 1863. Confederates are seen under cover trying to get back to the garrison with ammunition.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1863. p 216. By Frank Vizetelly. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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