Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Gun-boats at Baton Rouge.

March 9, 2013

Library of Congress,Miscellaneous document sources

Gun-boats at Baton Rouge, La., March 1863

March 1863 – alternate title: Coaling Farragut’s Fleet after New Orleans.

Stereograph showing sailors and soldiers resting on shore with carts and supplies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the distance, ships rest in the harbor.

Library of Congress image.

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