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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ruins in Donaldsonville, Louisiana]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Donaldsonville]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ruins, Modern]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This view of Donaldsonville, Louisiana in June 1863 shows destroyed houses and damaged trees. The First Battle of Donaldsonville took place on August 9, 1862, and the Second Battle of Donaldsonville occurred on June 28, 1863. During the Second Battle of Donaldsonville, the Confederate forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture Fort Butler, a Union garrison.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404520]]></dcterms:identifier>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23138">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, Donaldsonville, Louisiana]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Donaldsonville]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Ascension Parish]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[View of Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, June 1863. The brick church has two towers with flat roofs and a white picket fence.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404521]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23142">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sapped and Mined Confederate Fortifications at Port Hudson, Louisiana]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Port Hudson]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Tactics]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege warfare]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Vicksburg (Mississippi : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Mining and Sapping under the Citadel, Confederate fortifications, at Port Hudson, Louisiana. The terms "mining" and "sapping" refer to military siege tactics, in which soldiers dig trenches and tunnels to reach fortifications and then use explosives to destroy the structure. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863, corresponding with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson, despite their successful defense, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404516]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Cannon in Port Hudson, Louisiana]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Port Hudson]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ordnance]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege warfare]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Confederate States of America. Army]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This cannon with a broken wheel is the gun front of a Confederate mock battery placed within the trench and fortifications at Port Hudson, Louisiana, during the American Civil War.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404517]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23150">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Port Hudson, Louisiana]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Port Hudson]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[View of Port Hudson, Louisiana from the river. Two ships appear in the harbor. The Siege of Port Hudson took place at the same time as the Siege of Vicksburg. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and corresponded with the Siege of Vicksburg. That allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404531]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23151">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[River Battery, Port Hudson]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Port Hudson]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ordnance]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Sandbags of the river battery at Port Hudson line the top of the wall and are piled up to seal an opening in the wall. There are three barrels lined up next to the wall and a broken cannon carriage with the barrel laying on the ground. The river is shown in the background. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863, and corresponds with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson despite their successful defense. That allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[carte de visite]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404532]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Citadel, Port Hudson]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Port Hudson]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Tactics]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege warfare]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The view of the mined and sapped "Citadel," Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, from the river. The terms "mining" and "sapping" refer to military siege tactics, in which soldiers dig trenches and tunnels to reach fortifications and then use explosives to destroy the structure. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and corresponds with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson despite their successful defense, which allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[carte de visite]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404535]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Battlefield of Port Hudson]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Port Hudson]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Battlefields]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[View of the battlefield of Port Hudson littered with fallen trees. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and corresponded with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson despite their successful defense, which allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McPherson &amp; Oliver]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[carte de visite]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404536]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23127">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[General Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Baton Rouge]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Military hospitals]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[United States. Army]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[View of the General Hospital at Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Originally the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, the Union army converted the building into a hospital for the care of its wounded soldiers.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404519]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23140">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Coaling of the Fleet]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[United States. Navy]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Warships]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Coal]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Baton Rouge]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Vicksburg (Mississippi : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Men are waiting with coal and wheelbarrows to fuel a Union fleet (visible in the Baton Rouge Harbor) before it leaves to participate in the Siege of Port Hudson. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863, corresponding with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson despite their successful defense. That allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-03-XX]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404530]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23144">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA["Contrabands" at Baton Rouge]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Baton Rouge]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[African Americans]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Slavery]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Contraband of war]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[These two young African American men are dressed in worn and tattered clothes. The man wearing a hat is standing and leaning on the shoulder of the other man, who is sitting. On verso, "his 'contrabands' [underlined] just come in."]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-XX-XX]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[jpg]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404518]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23148">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Steamship Monongahela and Flag Ship Hartford]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[United States. Navy]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Warships]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Louisiana--Baton Rouge]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The steamer Monongahela and flagship Hartford are in harbor at Baton Rouge, Louisiana just before they start off for Port Hudson, Louisiana. The ships participated in the Siege of Port Hudson, which took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and corresponded with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson despite their successful defense, which allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1863-03-XX]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404529]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/23152">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Christopher C. Augur]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[American Civil War (1861-1865)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana : 1863)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[United States. Navy]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Generals]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Brevet Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur is wearing a Union military jacket. Augur, an 1843 graduate of West Point, commanded the left wing of the attack on Port Hudson, Louisiana. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863, corresponding with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port Hudson despite their successful defense. That allowed the Union to access the Mississippi River.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[n.d.]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[carte de visite]]></dcterms:format>
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    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[404533]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Augur Collection]]></dcterms:identifier>
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