Port Hudson, Confederate Bastion on the Mississippi

by Lawrence Lee Hewitt

Book Overview

Although the evidence of the site has nearly vanished, Port Hudson, Louisiana, holds a distinct place in Civil War History. Located just north of Baton Rouge, the village was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River and the site of the longest genuine siege in American military history. In Port Hudson, Confederate Bastion on the Mississippi, Lawrence Hewitt offers a compelling account of the Confederate occupation of Port Hudson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080711961X
• ISBN13: 9780807119617
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"