Port Hudson

[Library Lady]

Among the active historians Hewitt is the expert. His book Bastion stops short though and needs a second volume.

My favorite is David Edmonds' Guns of Port Hudson, Vol I and II. Both unfortunately are out of print.

I just ran an AddALL list for this title which will not copy over. The prices are . . . Here's another title I need to watch for at the used book and record shop where I volunteer. Yeah, Library Lady will not be buying it for $3 (or $6 for both volumes) should it/they appear; the shop will be selling it/them on AbeBooks.

 

[1SGDan]

Port Hudson - The Other Mississippi Fortress | South & Western Theaters

Introduction When Confederate MG Earl Van Dorn declared in July 1862 that "I want Baton Rouge and Port Hudson" it was for good reason. From the earliest days of the war control of the Mississippi River was seen as vital to both sides. The Union high command saw control of the river as a means to...

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[genbeau]

The moderators are biased unionists. They kick people who make too many pro conferate ststements off threads. And once kicked off baby there is NO appeal baby.

 

[USS ALASKA]

The moderators are biased unionists. They kick people who make too many pro conferate ststements off threads. And once kicked off baby there is NO appeal baby.

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[genbeau]

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