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IMAGE number: EVB7066926
Image title: US Civil War. Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 1862. The deck of one of twenty of Admiral David Porter's schooners carries a 17,000 pound mortar. Six days prior to the Union Fleet's passage by the forts on April 24, they were bombarded with two rounds every minute during daylight hours. On the first day, nearly 3,000 shells were fired from distances between 2,800 and 4,500 yards. The forts were not reduced to rubble, but they were damaged and their garrisons were shocked. Among the crew is an African American teenager
Medium: albumen print
Date: 1862 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: US Civil War. Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 1862. The deck of one of twenty of Admiral David Porter's schooners carries a 17,000 pound mortar. Six days prior to the Union Fleet's passage by the forts on April 24, they were bombarded with two rounds every minute during daylight hours. On the first day, nearly 3,000 shells were fired from distances between 2,800 and 4,500 yards. The forts were not reduced to rubble, but they were damaged and their garrisons were shocked. Among the crew is an African American teenager (BSLOC_2018_8_83)
Photo credit: Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 19th century / North America / America (continent) / battlefield / battle / USA / American Civil War (1861-1865) / history / soldier / black and white / photo

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