Port Hudson: The Most Significant Battlefield Photographs of the Civil War (Lawrence Lee Hewitt - AMP) 5th Mass the usually stoical Grant threw

the usually stoical Grant threw himself down on his cot and cried

The power of Lincoln’s personal example in the closing days of the war offers a portrait of a peacemaker

Reproduction of antique jewelry box

who is caught up in the excitement and patriotism during the early stages of the Civil War

This is Gettysburg from new viewpoints and in new voices

Port Hudson: The Most Significant Battlefield Photographs of the Civil War (Lawrence Lee Hewitt - AMP) 5th Mass the usually stoical Grant threwby Lawrence Lee Hewitt In 1978, Lawrence Lee Hewitt became the first manager of the Port Hudson State Historic Site. There, he began collecting photographs related to the Civil War battle. Carefully analyzing a vast and remarkable photographic record of Port Hudson, Hewitt has now brought his four decades of research and collecting together in this book. The quantity, diversity, and in some cases uniqueness of these photos help widen our perspective