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| Date: | 07 1863 |
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| Description: | "Old Abe" and "Color Guard" of the Eighth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, posed in uniform, outside with Old Abe on a shield perch. Likely Edward H... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | A scene from a panoramic painting of Grant's assault on Vicksburg. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Railroad redoubt seen from the north showing the slope where General Grant's column charged on May 22, 1863, during the siege of Vicksburg. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The famous "Shirley House" or "White House," stands near the Jackson Road, which was between the Union and Confederate entrenchments during the siege of Vi... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Confederate "Fort Hill" on the south side of Jackson Road where the Confederate entrenchments run southward. The Siege of Vicksburg lasted from May to July... |
| Date: | 07 1863 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a monochrome painting of "Old Abe" the bald eagle mascot of the Eighth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and his regiment color guard. ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regimental Marker at Vicksburg National Military Park features a sculpture of the eagle "Old Abe" on the side. The monument is m... |
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