Chromolithograph *Battle of Port Hudson* (1887), based on a painting by Julian Oliver Davidson, depicting the night-time advance of Admiral Farragut's ships against the Confederate river batteries in March 1863 during the American Civil War. The image depicts the attempt by Union forces under Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut to pass the heavily fortified Confederate gun positions on the Mississippi River at Port Hudson, Louisiana, under cover of night. On the left, the damaged USS Mississippi is ablaze, whilst in the foreground Confederate troops return fire from the cliffs with heavy artillery. American history, authentic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical
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Chromolithograph *Battle of Port Hudson* (1887), based on a painting by Julian Oliver Davidson, depicting the night-time advance of Admiral Farragut's ships against the Confederate river batteries in March 1863 during the American Civil War. The image depicts the attempt by Union forces under Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut to pass the heavily fortified Confederate gun positions on the Mississippi River at Port Hudson, Louisiana, under cover of night. On the left, the damaged USS Mississippi is ablaze, whilst in the foreground Confederate troops return fire from the cliffs with heavy artillery. American history, authentic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical

Date

Aug 12, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK26I04_336

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189.5Mb (63.2Mb) / 32.1in x 23.0in / 9617 x 6888 (300dpi)

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