Rebel Fort CDV

[General Butler]

What I have to share is what is Fort Donaldsonville, LA.
Yes this say Ft Donaldson Tenn but I dont think it is...
DO YOU?
Anyway i like the Reb Fort CDV
How about you?

 

[connecticut yankee]

Let me throw you a curve ball. I don't think it's Fort Donelson, Tennessee nor Fort Donelson, La. I don't put much stock in writing on cdvs unless it's a person's personal signature. In this case, we know the photographers were McPherson & Oliver. If you research them you'll see they were a well known, but short lived team, out of business in 1865. They were enamored of photographing forts, both union and confederate. Of the dozens of cdv photos they produced, most were taken in New Orleans area where they had their studio and up the Mississippi. They took an inordinate amount of photos documenting the seige of Port Hudson including Union camps and Confederate forts and defenses. For my dollar, your cdv shows a fortification at Port Hudson.

 

[General Butler]

Maybe...I dont know...I still think it COULD be Fort Donaldsonville...outside of New Orleans it is a Park now so maybe a local historian will chime in.
Going up to Ft Hudson IS possible but Donaldsonville is a lot closer

Still a cool shot of a Reb Fort

 

[UCVRelics]

The photo is of Fort Butler in Donaldsonville LA.

 

[General Butler]

Super...that is what I thought...BUT dumb question...is there a difference between Ft. Butler vs a Reb Fort Donaldsonville? One in the same simply renamed?

 

[connecticut yankee]

The photo is of Fort Butler in Donaldsonville LA.

You are absolutely correct. Nice detective job! And here is a great Now/Then item about Fort Butler.

l'Acadie Historic Heritage of Louisiana

 

[General Butler]

You are absolutely correct. Nice detective job! And here is a great Now/Then item about Fort Butler.

l'Acadie Historic Heritage of Louisiana

Great stuff...So there isnt a Ft Donaldsonville (per se) it was Ft Butler IN Donaldsonville LA...am I correct?

Still a cool CDV of a CW Fort

 

[Frank Watson]

Great stuff...So there isnt a Ft Donaldsonville (per se) it was Ft Butler IN Donaldsonville LA...am I correct?

Still a cool CDV of a CW Fort

Right. The Confederates never had a real "fort" in Donaldsonville. They fired at some passing navy ships with some field artillery and Farragut bombarded and burned it.

 

[General Butler]

Right. The Confederates never had a real "fort" in Donaldsonville. They fired at some passing navy ships with some field artillery and Farragut bombarded and burned it.

Ok great...Fort Butler IN Donadlsonville.
You folks are ROCK STARS

 

[chubachus]

Another incredible photo!

 

[General Butler]

Another incredible photo!

Thank you sir...they have been fun seeking and finding

 

[chubachus]

For the record, this is the only photo of Fort Donelson in Tennessee that I know of which was taken during the war, although its provenance is a bit of a mystery. Its photographer is unknown and the ID is merely written on the back of the card in pencil. It could be of another area altogether or show a Union position near Fort Donelson. Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015649037/