Flag-raising ceremony

Charleston, S.C. Flag-raising ceremony

You are looking at an intriguing picture of Charleston, S.C. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Major General Robert Anderson and Henry Ward Beecher present. It was taken in 1862.

The picture presents Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

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Image ID# EDD5220A

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Civil War Ceremonies

• South Carolina