Image: Siege of Vicksburg - Assault on Fort Hill army.mil-2007-07-02-094433
Description: This image displays the intense fighting between Union and Confederate forces on June 25th 1863, at the 3rd Louisiana Redan (known as Fort Hill during the siege) Union forces of Mortimer D. Leggett's 1st Brigade of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan's 3rd Division, Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's XVII Army Corps assaulted Confederate forces of Brig. Gen. Louis Hébert's 1st Brigade of Maj. Gen. John H. Forney's Division, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg were able to stop the assault which lasted 26 hours.
Title: Battle of Vicksburg or Siege of Vicksburg: Assault on Fort Hill
Credit: http://www.army.mil/-images/2007/07/01/5978/
Author: Thure de Thulstrup
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License: Public domain
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