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[Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter, with gabion reinforcements]

[Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter, with gabion reinforcements]

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

[Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter, with gabion reinforcements]

[Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter, with gabion reinforcements]

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

Gabion, a cylinder basket, open at both ends, about three feet wide, and as much in height

Gabion, a cylinder basket, open at both ends, about three feet wide, a...

Print shows a gabion. Caption continues: They serve in sieges to carry on the approaches under cover, when they come pretty near the fortification. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictio... More

[Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter, with gabion reinforcements]

[Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter, with gabion reinforcements]

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