Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...
Stereograph showing spectators at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 3143. Part of series: The War for the ... More
Where the Civil War began - Fort Sumter and distant mainland to right,...
View from ship - 2 men in uniform reclining on bow. H2979 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: ... More
Charleston, S.C. Palmetto reinforcements on the channel side of Fort S...
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Guns of Fort Johnson; Fort Sumt...
Caption from negative sleeve: Fort Johnson, Morris Island, S.C. looking south east; Fort Sumter in the distance. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3472B) and right (LC-B811-3472A) halves of a stereograph pair. Cred... More
[Charleston, S.C. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Maj. General Robe...
Stereograph showing a crowd gathered at Fort Sumter to celebrate the raising of the American flag by General Anderson four years after it had been hauled down by the Confederates. Part of series: The War for t... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the annivers...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
Charleston, South Carolina. Flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. (Gen...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interior Sumter, Charleston harbor, S.C., Confederate States of Americ...
Photograph shows the palmetto reinforcements inside the walls of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized... More
[Exterior view of Fort Sumter from Charleston harbor after the bombard...
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.
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Guns of Fort Johnson; Fort Sumt...
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Sumter after bombardment, flag staff shot away
Stereograph shows an interior view of the ruins of Fort Sumter after the bombardment with the damaged flag staff in front of damaged quarters and fort entrance. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022)... More
View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor...
Stereograph showing men and women spectators on the parapet in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Federal sailing ships in the distance are... More
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0664 Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2002-2003. Exhibited: "With Malice Towar... More
East face of Fort Sumter from top of palmetto fortification, Charlesto...
Photograph shows the damaged brick facade on the east face of Fort Sumter after the bombardment.
Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter on the occasi...
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Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C.
Stereograph showing gabion reinforced retaining walls, brick chimneys, rocks and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 3458, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History... More
Andersonville Prison Historic map, Library of Congress
Detailed plan of Andersonville Prison Camp, showing Sweetwater Lick to the north, and the Southwestern & Enfaula Railroad to the east. Shows the main forts, stockade and cemetery.
[Civil War envelope showing American flag flying high over a burning F...
Addressed to Ogden Griswold Esq., care Hastings & Griswold, Hartford, Conn.; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More
Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...
Photograph showing casemates and other debris inside the fort. No. 4381. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zeller, Center... More
View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). On the parapet, overlooking the ha...
Stereograph showing abandoned artillery, gabions, and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. No. 3057. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co... More
Fort Sumter in April, 1865, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows ruins of Fort Sumter with a group of men rowing a boat nearby. No. B554. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Exterior views in April, 1865, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows war damaged brick walls and timber reinforcements on exterior of Fort Sumter.
Walls of Fort Sumter, [Charleston, South Carolina]
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Major Robt. Anderson, the hero of Fort Sumter
Print shows Robert Anderson, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing military uniform with sword cradled in right arm. 20572 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. In... More
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter
Caption from negative sleeve: Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3462B) and right (LC-B811-3462A) halves of a stereograph pair. Left plate (LC-B811-3462B) was formerly paired wit... More
Charleston, South Carolina. View of east face of Fort Sumter
Stereo filed in LOT 4166C. Caption from negative sleeve: View of the East face of Ft. Sumter, Charleston, S.C. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3125A) and right (LC-B811-3125B) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit... More
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter
Caption from negative sleeve: Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3463A) and right (LC-B811-3463B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-C. Left plate (... More
Charleston, South Carolina. Flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter
Photographer identified in 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zeller, Center for Civil War Photography, 2009, p. 21. Stereo filed in LOT 4166D. Caption from ... More
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter
Caption from negative sleeve: Interior of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3457A) and right (LC-B811-3457B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-C. ... More
[Fort Sumter interior with a soldier standing near the artillery]
Photograph shows a dismounted gun from the parapet at Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title from inventory and item. Osborn & Durbec's label on verso, inscr... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of F...
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Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter
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Charleston, South Carolina. Interior of Fort Sumter during the ceremon...
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The great fight at Charleston S.C. April, 7th 1863: between 9 United S...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2831
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior of Fort Moultrie, look...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the annivers...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
Fort Sumter, east face from top of Palmetto fortifications
Stereograph shows damaged artillery among piles of rocks of the exterior wall of Fort Sumter. Gottheim collection code: GCW 50. Handwritten number on verso: 491B.4. Handwritten note on front: Fort Sumpter. For... More
Fort Moultrie, Sumter in the distance
Photograph shows the an interior view of Fort Moultrie in August 1860. Photographers returned to the same spot inside the fort after the bombardment in April 1861 shown in LOT 14110-1, no. 28. Purchase; Robin ... More
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter
Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interior view, Fort Sumter. Charleston in distance
Photograph shows gabions and ruins inside the parapet surrounding Fort Sumter. Soldier is being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. (Source: Zeller, 1997) Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3062. Fo... More
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Morris Island
Stereograph showing abandoned artillery, gabions, and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. No. 342, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on ... More
North wall of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter)
Stereograph showing a cannon on top of parapet and gabions used as reinforcements along the damaged exterior wall of Fort Sumter. No. 341, part of series: War Views. Handwritten on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. ... More
Mortar Battery, Morris Island, S.C., Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows Union officers and soldiers on Morris Island in Charleston harbor, standing by mortars aimed at Fort Sumter. (Source: No. 3513 from "War Views." Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 2, p. 319. ... More
Charleston, South Carolina. Flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. Arri...
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[Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View of Battery Chatfield Morr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sea face of Fort Moultrie - Charleston, S.C., taken April, 1861
Photograph shows a view of the interior of Fort Moultrie after the surrender of Fort Sumter. Behind the fortifications of sandbags and palmetto logs, the armament consisted of 8-inch Columbiads and 32 pounders.... More
Mr. Edmund Ruffin, said to have fired first shot against Fort Sumter
Edmund Ruffin, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front. No. 4945. No. 836.
Interior of Sumter, 1864(i.e. 1863) - ruined casements, making sand ba...
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). No. 6 in series. Source of publication date based on year that Cook's son, George L.G. Cook ran a gallery in Charleston detailed in Zeller, Bob, The Civil War... More
Interior of Sumter, 1864(i.e. 1863) - soldeir's (i.e. soldier's) barr...
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). No. 3 in series. Source of publication date based on year that Cook's son, George L.G. Cook ran a gallery in Charleston detailed in Zeller, Bob, The Civil War... More
Outside view, Fort Sumter, as seen from Morris Id
Photograph shows debris among the rocks below the chevaux-de-frise on the exterior of Fort Sumter as seen from nearby Morris Island. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
[Charleston, S.C. Battery of Confederate Fort Johnson; Fort Sumter in ...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C.
Stereograph showing gabion reinforced retaining walls, brick chimneys, rocks and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 3458, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History... More
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
Ft. Sumter, the day after its first bombardment
No. 33. Printed on board mount: Patriot Publishing Company, Myrick Building, Springfield, Mass. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 9, p. 41". Copyright date: April 11, 1911.
Views of Fort Sumter from drawings
Photograph of drawing shows Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor with a boat sailing by. The Confederate flag waves above the fort. No. B701. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter,... More
Interior views of Fort Sumter, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographe...
Photograph showing the Confederate garrison and troops amidst the ruins of the interior of the fort. No. 4379. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman... More
[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
Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. showing the effects of bombardment
Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. I, p. 101". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 [showing debris]
Repro. of drawing by Confederate engineer officer. Civil War Collection (Library of Congress). Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.... More
View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charle...
Stereograph showing a view of the interior of Fort Sumter from the parapet. A group of cannons line the opposite side of the parapet. No. 3135. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copy... More
Fort Sumpter view, photochrome print postcard.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51297". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Flags at Fort Sumter in South Carolina
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Charleston, South Carolina. Flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. Arri...
Caption from negative sleeve: Charleston, S.C., Flag-raising ceremony, Ft. Sumter, April 14, 1865. Stereo filed in LOT 4166D. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: copyright. Miller, vol. 9. p. 334. ... More
Interior Views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...
Photograph showing two men standing amidst the ruins inside Fort Sumter. No. 4378. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zell... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More