Vicksburg's River Batteries
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(3-05) Battery #5, Harwood House Battery: Original earthwork and magazine. A canon replica at the earthwork can be seen in the background

  

(3-96) Battery #5, Harwood House Battery: The canon replica was used during filming of the Fort Wagner scenes in the 1989 movie "Glory"

      

(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

 

(3-05) Devil's Backbone Battery: Near north end of Fort Hill Drive. One 42-pdr smoothbore was positioned here

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