Grenade attack disrupts Union mining operations against Fort Hill, Vicksburg, Mississippi, late June 1863, artist's impression

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Grenade attack disrupts Union mining operations against Fort Hill, Vicksburg, Mississippi, late June 1863, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/15/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 14, 2013

Depicted ContentVicksburg Campaign

Depicted ContentAt Vicksburg, a large mine is exploded under defenses but an attempt at a Union breakthrough fails

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Entrance of the mine under Fort Hill - Rebel hand grenade exploding.

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, July 25, 1863, p. 469.

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