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Colored print of Union soldiers behind earthworks on a river bluff, with smoke rising on the left and officers in dark uniforms in the foreground.

Siege of Vicksburg, chromolithograph by Kurz & Allison

A colored lithographic print shows Union soldiers in dark blue uniforms crouched behind earthen breastworks and sandbag-style fortifications on a bluff above a wide river. Smoke and puffs of gunfire rise on the left, while officers in the foreground watch the action beside a flag-topped hill.

Artist
Kurz & Allison-Art Studio
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3115 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1888).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

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