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The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Four: Grant's Canal

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Construction (woodcut): During the naval siege of Vicksburg, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams put his men to work with pick and shovel to excavate a canal across the base of De Soto Point, opposite Vicksburg, in a failed effort to bypass Confederate batteries. (Library of Congress)

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2000 - 2022
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