Original U.S. Civil War Federal 1861 Cartridge Box Plate with Period Provenance Tag - Found on Battlefield of Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana While Siege was Ongoing Helmets General Rodman was among the

General Rodman was among the mortally wounded

This is a fine pair of Gyor of Hungary made eight strength binoculars

The group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force throughout the war

All of the zippers are complete and functional

it was also awarded with oak leaves

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 1861 Cartridge Box Plate with Period Provenance Tag - Found on Battlefield of Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana While Siege was Ongoing Helmets General Rodman was among theOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The siege of Port Hudson (May 22 July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Union General Ulysses Grant was besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, to go to Grant's aid. When his assault failed, Banks settled into a 48 day siege,