![The Floating battery at Charleston, S.C., intended to assist in the capture of Fort Sumpter [sic], with Dr. De Vega's hospital attached - from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWZsb2F0aW5nLWJhdHRlcnktYXQtY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zYy1pbnRlbmRlZC10by1hc3Npc3QtaW4tdGhlLWNhcHR1cmUtb2YtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/222/jpg "The Floating battery at Charleston, S.C., intended to assist in the capture of Fort Sumpter [sic], with Dr. De Vega's hospital attached - from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston")
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The Floating battery at Charleston, S.C., intended to assist in the capture of Fort Sumpter [sic], with Dr. De Vega's hospital attached - from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston
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Title and other information transcribed from caption card and from looking at the item.
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 279 (1861 Mar. 30), p. 296.
Caption card tracings: C.W. Forts; C.W. Hospitals; U.S. Hist.; Geogr.; Forts.
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Date
01/01/1861
Source
Library of Congress
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