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| (3-05) Battery #5, Harwood House Battery: Enlarge Original magazine and reconstructed battery |
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(3-05) Battery #5, Harwood House Battery: Enlarge Original magazine and reconstructed battery |
(5-2011) Enlarge Battery #5, Harwood House Battery: Reconstructed river battery. The canon replica was used during filming of the Fort Wagner scenes in the 1989 movie "Glory" |
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(3-96) Marker at intersection of Clay and Washington: Vaiden (Mississippi) Battery: River Batteries, Army of Vicksburg, Capt. S. C. Bains. The company served its pieces on the city front from May 18 to May 23, when most of them were ordered to the rear line of defense. One section under Capt. S. C. Bains, served two 6 pdr guns on the city front to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863 |
(5-2011)
Enlarge Devil's Backbone
Battery: Fort Hill Drive across from "Anchors to Windward" |
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(5-2011)
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River Battery site marker on Fort Hill Drive. Battery
150 yards from marker |
(5-2011) Enlarge View from west of marker in previous photo |
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