878335 Running the Rebel Batteries at Vicksburg, c.1863 (engraving) by Hamilton, John (19th century) (after); 16.5 x12.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: April 16, 1863. View of the Mississippi River from behind the rebel batteries at Vicksburg, MS. Great guns fire on the?Union ships below as they attemp to sneak past under a moonlit night. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant watched from a ship out of range of rebel guns as the spectacle unfolded. The rebel cannon fired more than 500 shots, and all the Union ships were hit repeatedly. Miraculously the 8 warships and 2 of the 3 transports survived the 2-1/2 hours of the passage. Engraved by Samuel Sartain.); 穢 Free Library of Philadelphia ; Print and Picture Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia; American, out of copyright.