--- title: Union Battery Outside Yorktown During Peninsula Campaign author: Joshua J. Mark source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22327/union-battery-outside-yorktown-during-peninsula-ca/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 2026-11-10 --- # Union Battery Outside Yorktown During Peninsula Campaign _Authored by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/)_ ## Image File [![Union Battery Outside Yorktown During Peninsula Campaign](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22327.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22327.jpeg) ## Image Caption Union battery with 13-inch (330 mm) seacoast mortars, Model 1861, during the [Siege of Yorktown](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2532/siege-of-yorktown/) at the start of the Peninsula Campaign of the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/). Photograph by James F. Gibson, 1862. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ## About the Author Joshua J. Mark is World History Encyclopedia's co-founder and Content Director. He was previously a professor at Marist College (NY) where he taught history, philosophy, literature, and writing. He has traveled extensively and lived in Greece and Germany. - [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-j-mark/38/614/339) ## Cite This Work ### APA Mark, J. J. (2026, November 10). Union Battery Outside Yorktown During Peninsula Campaign. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Mark, Joshua J.. "Union Battery Outside Yorktown During Peninsula Campaign." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 10, 2026. . ### MLA Mark, Joshua J.. "Union Battery Outside Yorktown During Peninsula Campaign." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Nov 2026, . ## License & Copyright The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2005683063/) by **[Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark")**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 10 November 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.