Battle of Liberty Place as depicted in Harper's Weekly

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This file appears in: Government Forces and Fighting on Canal Street
Battle of Liberty Place as depicted in Harper's Weekly

The fighting as seen from behind the Municipal Police lines.

This file appears in: Government Forces and Fighting on Canal Street

By Gordon Chadwick
On September 14, 1874, Reconstruction forces prepared to defend the state government and, most importantly, Governor Kellogg from the White League. Though the state used the St. Louis Hotel on Royal Street as its government building, Kellogg took…