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"Fort Massachusetts On Ship Island At Biloxi, Miss. Fort Massachusetts was built by the Federal forces during the Civil War on Ship Island, about 12 miles of Biloxi. All of the cement, brick, etc., was brought from the East by the Federal Navy. The Island was also an encampment ground for Union troops during the same conflict. During the English-American War of 1812, the English troops under General Packenham were encamped upon the same site." Exterior view. Side 2.
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"Fort Massachusetts On Ship Island At Biloxi, Miss. Fort Massachusetts was built by the Federal forces during the Civil War on Ship Island, about 12 miles of Biloxi. All of the cement, brick, etc., was brought from the East by the Federal Navy. The Island was also an encampment ground for Union troops during the same conflict. During the English-American War of 1812, the English troops under General Packenham were encamped upon the same site." Exterior view. Side 2.
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- Item: 3977
- Creator(s): Tichnor
- Description: "Fort Massachusetts On Ship Island At Biloxi, Miss. Fort Massachusetts was built by the Federal forces during the Civil War on Ship Island, about 12 miles of Biloxi. All of the cement, brick, etc., was brought from the East by the Federal Navy. The Island was also an encampment ground for Union troops during the same conflict. During the English-American War of 1812, the English troops under General Packenham were encamped upon the same site." Exterior view. Side 2.
- Date: 19--
- City/State: Ship Island, Mississippi
- County: Harrison County
- Call Number: PI/2015.0023/Series II
- Filename: 137591-2-postcard.tif