Union capture of Fort De Russy, Lousiana, March 15, 1864, artist's impression, detail

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

10/15/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 9, 2013.

Depicted ContentOn the Red River, Union troops storm the formidable Fort De Russy in twenty minutes

Image type

engraving

Original caption

The War in the SouthWest - Capture of Fort De Russy, La. on the 15th of March, by the United States Forces under Gen. Andrew Jackson Smith. - From a sketch by our Special Artist.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 9, 1864, p. 41.

Source note

Cropped from the larger image, also available here.