Fort Sumter, South Carolina at the time of its capture February 18th, ...
Scale 1:240 and 1:600. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 388 Sheet contains a plan of the fort, a horizontal section, 3 elevations, and 13 sections. This map appears also as Plate III of the Supplementary Report pub... More
Firing on the "Star of the West" from the South Carolina battery on Mo...
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 5, (1861 January 26), p. 52. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
The Swamp Angel Battery from drawing
Photograph of drawing shows soldiers and Parrott cannon named Swamp Angel inside battery designed by Colonel Edward Wellman Serrell of 1st New York Engineers Regiment for Morris Island, South Carolina. A group ... More
Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.
Photograph shows a parapet inside the fort with a sign, Fort Putnam", and artillery. No. 4110. Similar view in LC-B811-3479. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.
Photograph shows mounted guns inside the fort. No. B42. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Map of Charleston Harbor with Morris Island and James, Broad, Folly, a...
Regional map of Charleston Harbor extending along the Atlantic Coast from Sullivan's Island just north of the harbor entrance to St. John's and Kiawah islands to the south. Indicates the presence of Union warsh... More
Part of Charleston Harbor, embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, ...
Scale ca. 1:31,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 374 Shows the channel, drainage, vegetation, roads, plan of the city, and forts. A portrait of Major Anderson, commander of Fort Sumter, is in the upper right co... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina, stockade], Confederate States of Ameri...
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Battery on Morris Island, gun that fired over 1200 shots into Fort Sum...
Photograph shows the interior of Fort Putnam with a cannon in the foreground with soldiers in the background. No. 4971. Similar view: LC-B811-3520. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Vie... More
Steamboat dock, Morris Island, S.C., Confederate States of America.
No. 4295. No. 3531 etched on negative, lower left corner. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The new batteries erected on Morris Island for the defence of Charlest...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 March 30, p. 293.
The steamship Star of the West, with reinforcements for Major Anderson...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 269 (1861 Jan. 19), pp. 136-137. Reference copy may be in LOT 4416-E (1861). Caption card... More
Plan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S....
Shows the progression of earthworks constructed to allow Union forces to approach Fort Wagner. Gillmore's troops reached the ditch surrounding the fort on September 6. The Confederate forces abandoned the fort ... More
Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th April 1861 after...
Copy photograph shows a photo of a group of men in front of the damaged walls of Fort Sumter near the gorge. Mounted with two other photographs. Photograph is possibly half of a stereograph pair. Letter "B" is... More
Interior of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina
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300 pdr. [i.e. pounder] Parrot Rifle, Fort Chatfield, Morris Isand
Photograph shows a group of soldiers by the 300 pound Parrot rifled cannon with the name "Col. Brayton" inscribed on it in battery Chatfield on Morris Island. No. 4308. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, ... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina], American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...
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Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between ...
Scale ca. 1:6,750. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 389 Shows drainage, roads, high and low water line, 6-ft. and 12-ft. depth curve, batteries, trenches, stockades, and a plan of Fort Wagner. Fort Sumter does not ... More
[Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. The "Marsh Battery" or "Swa...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. First Parallel]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Naval Battery. Two 80-pounder Whitwort...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Fort Putnam, formerly Confederate batt...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]
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The little ones. By Walter. Flag Ship Philadelphia, off Morris Island,...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified artillery unit]
A group of men standing next to horses in a field. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Weed. Five 10-inch siege morta...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. The Beacon House after the struggle fo...
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Fort Wagner. Morris Island, Confederate States of America.
In July 1863, Union Generals Gillmore and Dahlgren hoped to take Fort Wagner, on Morris Island in Charleston Harbor, in order to gain a vantage point from which to launch an attack on the city of Charleston. S... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Hays. One 8-inch Parrot Rifle,...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. The "Marsh Battery" or "Swamp Angel" a...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina], American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...
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Fort Wagner. Morris Island - Public domain old map
In July 1863, Union Generals Gillmore and Dahlgren hoped to take Fort Wagner, on Morris Island in Charleston Harbor, in order to gain a vantage point from which to launch an attack on the city of Charleston. S... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. General Quincy A. Gillmore in front of...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery "B" of the last U.S. artillery...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Fleet offshore]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Bombproof for telegraph operator in tr...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Hays. One 8-inch Parrot Rifle ...
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[Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. Ruins of Charleston lightho...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]
Photo shows tents and soldiers on beach of Morris Island. In distance, ironclads, including USS New Ironsides and five monitor-class warships are in action against Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie in Charleston ha... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]
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[Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. The "Marsh Battery" or "Swa...
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[Military camp at Morris Island, South Carolina] / G.T. Lape, photogra...
Photograph shows rows of tents, possibly of the 9th Maine Infantry Regiment, on a beach. Neg. no. B8184-10378. Information from the back of a similar photo in the collection of Robin Stanford. Cancelled two ce... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Naval Battery. Two 8-inch Parrot Rifle...
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Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.
Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.
Morris Island, South Carolina. July or August 1863. Unidentified cam...
Photographed by Haas & Peale. LC-B8178-76. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Full Sap]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina], American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...
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Genl. Q. A. Gillmore's line of earthworks in front of Fort Wagner, Mor...
Map depicts the siege of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Details include the locations of swamps, marshes, and sand ridges, and the elaborate earthworks and trenches constructed by Union tro... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Headquarters of field officer of the t...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp scene]
A black and white photo of a group of tents. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Morris Island, South Carolina. 300-poinder Parrot Rifle after burstin...
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Map of Charleston Harbor showing Union and Rebel Batteries &c. Septr. ...
Map shows the location of Union and Confederate fortifications on James, Sullivan, Block and Morris islands at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, S.C. In July 1863, Union generals Gillmore and Dahlgren hoped to... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. The "rogue's march" drumming a thief o...
A group of men standing next to each other in front of a tent. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Genl. Q. A. Gillmore's line of earthworks in front of Fort Wagner, Mor...
Map depicts the siege of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Details include the locations of swamps, marshes, and sand ridges, and the elaborate earthworks and trenches constructed by Union tro... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Rosecrans. Three 100-pounder P...
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Plan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th 1863.
Detail of Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, Charleston S.C., showing Confederate Fort Wagner being shelled by the U.S.S. Monitor. Also shown is the daylight assault of Gen. George C. Strong against the heavily... More
[Morris Island, South Carolina. 300-pounder Parrot Rifle after burstin...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. General Quincy A. Gillmore in front of...
A man standing next to a horse in front of a tent. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Morris Island, South Carolina. Two men in front of tent]
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. The Beacon House after the struggle fo...
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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Brown. Burst Gun]
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Interior of Fort Sumter after bombardment from Morris Island
Federal bombardment of Confederate fortifications, Aug. - Sept. 1863. Illustration from: Harper's Weekly, (1864 Jan. 9), p. 28. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: C.W... More
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Gun with crew on Morris Island
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The light house of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C....
Stereograph showing a beacon tower above the gabion reinforced entrance to a bombproof construction on the parapet of Fort Sumter. A cannon is nearby. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History... More
Confederate evacuation of Morris's Island, Confederate States of Ameri...
Soldiers moving across water, during evacuation of Morris Island, Sept. 1863. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War / Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden. Chicago : The Puritan Press Co., c18... More
"The 54th Massachusetts regiment, under the leadership of Colonel Shaw...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Stockade on Morris Island where...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Stockade on Morris Island where...
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Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of F...
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Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of F...
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Garrison of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, having a dress parade inside t...
Photograph shows soldiers, possibly of the 100th New York Infantry at Fort Wagner on Morris Island. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 150" in series "War Views". Inscribed on item: Dress ... More
Garrison of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, having a dress parade inside t...
Photograph shows soldiers, possibly of the 100th New York Infantry at Fort Wagner on Morris Island. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 150" in series "War Views". Inscribed on item: Dress ... More
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior of Fort Moultrie, look...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior of Fort Moultrie, look...
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Morris Island, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows a group of tents in a formerly Confederate and now Union camp possibly on Morris Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford... More
Morris Island, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows a group of tents in a formerly Confederate and now Union camp possibly on Morris Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford... More
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Federal mortar battery on Morri...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Federal mortar battery on Morri...
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[Morris Island, S.C. Interior view of Fort Putnam]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Morris Island, S.C. Interior view of Fort Putnam]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Morris Island, S.C. Interior view of Fort Putnam]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Camp of the 9th Maine volunteers, Morris Island, SC]
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.
[Camp of the 9th Maine volunteers, Morris Island, SC]
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.
Fort Sumter--after the evacuation by the Confederate forces
Photograph shows two men in a rowboat and another man standing on a sandbar on Morris Island opposite war damaged Fort Sumter.
Fort Sumter--after the evacuation by the Confederate forces
Photograph shows two men in a rowboat and another man standing on a sandbar on Morris Island opposite war damaged Fort Sumter.
[Morris Island, S.C. Quarters of Federal garrison inside Fort Wagner]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Morris Island, S.C. Quarters of Federal garrison inside Fort Wagner]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Morris Island, S.C. Quarters of Federal garrison inside Fort Wagner]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Military camp near the shore, possibly Morris Island, South Carolina]
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff based on alternate view. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.
[Military camp near the shore, possibly Morris Island, South Carolina]
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff based on alternate view. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...
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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Putnam. (...
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