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Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor - stereocsopic card

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows a line of cannons at Fort Johnson, facing Charlston harbor, on James Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 201." Forms part of... More

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter in the distance. James Island, March, 1865

Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter in the distance. James Island, March, 1865

Photograph shows the battery at Fort Johnson on James Island in Charleston harbor.

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumter in distance

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumter in distance

Photograph shows battery along the parapet of Fort Johnson on James Island. Fort Sumter in the distance in Charleston harbor. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3064. Forms part of: Visual materials from th... More

Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th, April 1861 after its evacuation by Maj. Robert Anderson, 1st Arty. U.S.A. Comdg showing that portion towards Fort Johnson, James Island

Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th, April 1861 afte...

Copy photograph showing a group of men in front of the damaged walls of Fort Sumter near the gorge. Mounted with two other photographs. Photograph is possibly half of a stereograph pair. Letter "A" is noted in... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, showing the face towards the channel

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Four sketches of towns, forts, and ships]

[Four sketches of towns, forts, and ships]

Title devised. Inscribed as descriptions for middle image: Schooner & [torpes Bais + an?]; white; shipping & steam boats. Inscribed below two other images: James Island; Fort Pinckney. Inscribed on verso: Retur... More

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Stereograph showing rows of cannons and carts facing the channel at Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter is in the distance. No. 3064. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Photo att... More

[Four sketches of towns, forts, and ships]

[Four sketches of towns, forts, and ships]

Title devised. Inscribed as descriptions for middle image: Schooner & [torpes Bais + an?]; white; shipping & steam boats. Inscribed below two other images: James Island; Fort Pinckney. Inscribed on verso: Retur... More

[Envelope addressed to Brig. General Taliaferro, Commanding Forces on James Island, Charleston, S.C.; postmarked Charleston, S.C.]

[Envelope addressed to Brig. General Taliaferro, Commanding Forces on ...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Brigadier General William Booth Taliaferro of Gen. & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 10-cent stamp. Notation: Private. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Defences of Charleston Harbor. Fortifications on James Island

Defences of Charleston Harbor. Fortifications on James Island

Scales 1:2000 and 1:4000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 384.6 From Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first sessi... More

Parapet of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor

Parapet of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor

Photograph shows the battery on the parapet of Castle Pinckney with a view of Charleston Harbor in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 202." Forms part... More

Map of Morris, Folly, Coles and James Islands etc., and Charleston Harbor S.C. shewing sic Union and Rebel forts and batteries, 1864

Map of Morris, Folly, Coles and James Islands etc., and Charleston Har...

In significantly less detail than his usual work, Sneden here shows the disposition of Confederate fortifications through out the Charleston region. Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate ... More

Aerial view of yacht piers and slips on James Island in Charleston, South Carolina

Aerial view of yacht piers and slips on James Island in Charleston, So...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-6). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, showing the face towards the channel

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Stereo filed in LOT 4166B. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3120B) and right (LC-B811-3120A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, showing the face towards the channel

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, showing the face towards the channel

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Stereo filed in LOT 4166B. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3120B) and right (LC-B811-3120A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor - stereocsopic card

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows a line of cannons at Fort Johnson, facing Charlston harbor, on James Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 201." Forms part of... More

Parapet of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor

Parapet of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor

Photograph shows the battery on the parapet of Castle Pinckney with a view of Charleston Harbor in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 202." Forms part... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumter in distance

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumter in distance

Photograph shows battery along the parapet of Fort Johnson on James Island. Fort Sumter in the distance in Charleston harbor. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3064. Forms part of: Visual materials from th... More

The rebels for the Union attack on Charleston - the Confederates building fortifications on James Island, under the direction of General Beauregard, to repel the land attacks of the Union troops

The rebels for the Union attack on Charleston - the Confederates build...

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Stereograph showing a row of cannons facing the channel. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (L... More

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Stereograph showing rows of cannons and carts facing the channel at Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter is in the distance. No. 3064. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Photo att... More

A proclamation: Whereas the enemy have invaded this state, and now occupy John's and James Island, and the reduction of this town is undoubtedly their object. [Re. bearing arms] [Charleston, S, C. 177-].
Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C. showing the face towards the channel

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C. showing the face towards the channel

Stereograph showing a row of cannons at Fort Johnson, facing the channel. No. 3120. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil W... More

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Stereograph showing a row of cannons facing the channel. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (L... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More