Attack on Fort Sumter

Site of the night attack on Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863

Here for your browsing pleasure is an extraordinary photo of Charleston, S.C. Site of the night attack on Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863. It was made in 1865.

The photo documents Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1862-1863.

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Image ID# CEEBA75D

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Artillery

• Forts

• South Carolina