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View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, showing gabions, bombproofs, "chevaux de frise" and rifle pits in the distance

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sullivan's Island), S.C., looking N.E.

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sulliv...

Stereograph showing a cannon inside the battery of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina.

Parapet view of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.

Parapet view of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows a view of the northeast angle of Fort Sumter taken the day after the evacuation of the fort by General Anderson on April 14, 1861. Confederate ordnance officers inspect the damage to the fort ... More

Appearance of the Union and Rebel lines at the "Front," from the Parapet of Fort Fisher, Mar. 28 showing the territory gained by the 2nd and 6th, Army Corps after the rebel attack on the 25th inst., with Petersburgh [sic] in the distance / 3 miles only / on the right

Appearance of the Union and Rebel lines at the "Front," from the Parap...

Landscape, with small figures indicating pickets, and cheveaux de frieze. A signal tower in tree in foreground. Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed below title on verso: Mem = It will be well to delinate the Pi... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

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Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter on the occasion of the raising of the old flag. (Four field guns on parapet)

Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter on the occasi...

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Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet of Fort Sumter

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet of Fort Sumter

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View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag

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

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., during the raising of the old flag, April 14th, 1865

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

Charleston, South Carolina. Photographer [Samuel Cooley] on parapet of Fort Sumter photographing soldier

Charleston, South Carolina. Photographer [Samuel Cooley] on parapet of...

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Petersburg, Virginia. On the parapet of Fort Mahone. (Standing in the center is Lt. J.B. Krepp, 2nd Pennsylvania H. Artillery)

Petersburg, Virginia. On the parapet of Fort Mahone. (Standing in the ...

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[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of front parapet]

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of front parapet]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.

[Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie]

[Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie]

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

View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate ...

Photograph shows Federal Ironclads Weehawken, Montauk, and Passaic in combat, firing on Fort Sumter. No. 4383. This is the first known Civil War combat photo taken with the photographer actually under fire. (S... More

In front of the parapet, Fort McAllister

In front of the parapet, Fort McAllister

Photo shows a view of men standing on the parapet of Fort McAllister near Savannah from the wet marsh below. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Photographer and date based on record for glass n... More

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet of Fort Sumter

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet of Fort Sumter

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[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of front parapet]

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of front parapet]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.

[Charleston, S.C. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter]

[Charleston, S.C. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter]

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

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows abandoned artillery and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3057. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida, sentry tower at Salient on parapet

Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida, sentry tower at Salient on para...

Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of Fort Sumter facing Morris Island

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of F...

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[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the anniversary of Maj. Robert Anderson's surrender (1861) seen from a parapet of Fort Sumter]

[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 Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of rear parapet]

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of rear parapet]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.

Charleston, South Carolina. Photographer [Samuel Cooley] on parapet of Fort Sumter photographing soldier

Charleston, South Carolina. Photographer [Samuel Cooley] on parapet of...

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[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the anniversary of Maj. Robert Anderson's surrender (1861) seen from a parapet of Fort Sumter]

[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.

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., during the raising of the old flag, April 14th, 1865

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

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), with Charleston in the distance, taken April 14th, 1865, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag by General Anderson

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), with Charleston i...

Stereograph showing soldiers watching the Federal squadron dressed with flags from the parapet of Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 313... More

Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter on the occasion of the raising of the old flag. (Four field guns on parapet)

Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter on the occasi...

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[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter looking toward Morris Island]

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter looking toward Morris Island]

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 (vicinity). View from south parapet of Fort Wagner on Morris Island

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View from south parapet of Fort...

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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View from south parapet of Fort Wagner on Morris Island

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View from south parapet of Fort...

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View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), with Charleston in the distance, taken April 14th, 1865, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag by General Anderson

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), with Charleston i...

Stereograph showing soldiers watching the Federal squadron dressed with flags from the parapet of Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 313... More

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter looking toward Morris Island]

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter looking toward Morris Island]

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

[Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie]

[Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie]

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

[Charleston, S.C. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter]

[Charleston, S.C. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter]

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

Charleston, South Carolina. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter

Charleston, South Carolina. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter

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[Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie]

[Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie]

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

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows damaged gabions on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3053. Forms part of: Visual materials from t... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the harbor and distant shore

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the ha...

Stereograph showing damaged gabions amid the fortifications on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. No. 3053. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photogr... More

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet of Fort Sumter the day the flag was raised

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet of Fort Sumter th...

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[Fort Sumter parapet with dismounted gun damaged by Confederate fire]

[Fort Sumter parapet with dismounted gun damaged by Confederate fire]

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[Guns on the parapet at Fort Sumter]

[Guns on the parapet at Fort Sumter]

Photograph shows a soldier sitting beside a damaged gun inside of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From verso: "#15." Attributed to photographers Osborn & D... More

View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate ...

Photograph shows Federal Ironclads Weehawken, Montauk, and Passaic in combat, firing on Fort Sumter. No. 4383. This is the first known Civil War combat photo taken with the photographer actually under fire. (S... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

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Charleston, South Carolina. Samuel Cooley, photographer with his camera on the battered parapet of Fort Sumter

Charleston, South Carolina. Samuel Cooley, photographer with his camer...

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[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter looking toward Morris Island]

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter looking toward Morris Island]

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

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). On the parapet, overlooking the harbor

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

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of Fort Sumter facing Morris Island

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. View from parapet (east angle) of F...

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[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the anniversary of Maj. Robert Anderson's surrender (1861) seen from a parapet of Fort Sumter]

[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.

A parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Morris Island

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

Petersburg, Virginia. On the parapet of Fort Mahone. (Standing in the center is Lt. J.B. Krepp, 2nd Pennsylvania H. Artillery)

Petersburg, Virginia. On the parapet of Fort Mahone. (Standing in the ...

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View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sullivan's Island), S.C., looking N.E.

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sulliv...

Stereograph showing a cannon inside the battery of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3123, part of series: War Views. Printed on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 5... More

A parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Morris Island

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

In front of the parapet, Fort McAllister

In front of the parapet, Fort McAllister

Photo shows a view of men standing on the parapet of Fort McAllister near Savannah from the wet marsh below. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Photographer and date based on record for glass n... More

Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). In front of the parapet Fort McAllister

Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). In front of the parapet Fort McAllister

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Ft. Sumter view from parapet., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Ft. Sumter view from parapet., American Civil War Glass Negative.

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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

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sullivan's Island), S.C., looking N.E.

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sulliv...

Stereograph showing a cannon inside the battery of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3123, part of series: War Views. Printed on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 5... More

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows damaged gabions on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3053. Forms part of: Visual materials from t... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

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View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charle...

Stereograph showing two men sitting on the parapet in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Four cannons on the parapet in the distance. Part o... More

Charleston, South Carolina. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter

Charleston, South Carolina. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter

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Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). In front of the parapet Fort McAllister

Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). In front of the parapet Fort McAllister

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Charleston, South Carolina. Samuel Cooley, photographer with his camera on the battered parapet of Fort Sumter

Charleston, South Carolina. Samuel Cooley, photographer with his camer...

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[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter, with stacks of ammunition]

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter, with stacks of ammunition]

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

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

Petersburg, Virginia. Gabioned parapet of "Fort Hell". (Fort Sedgwick)

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[Guns on the parapet at Fort Sumter]

[Guns on the parapet at Fort Sumter]

Photograph shows a soldier sitting beside a damaged gun inside of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From verso: "#15." Attributed to photographers Osborn & D... 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

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter, with stacks of ammunition]

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter, with stacks of ammunition]

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

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of rear parapet]

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of rear parapet]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sullivan's Island), S.C., looking N.E.

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sulliv...

Stereograph showing a cannon inside the battery of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina.

[Charleston, S.C. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter]

[Charleston, S.C. Beacon on parapet of Fort Sumter]

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

[Fort Sumter parapet with dismounted gun damaged by Confederate fire]

[Fort Sumter parapet with dismounted gun damaged by Confederate fire]

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter, with stacks of ammunition]

[Charleston, S.C. Parapet of Fort Sumter, with stacks of ammunition]

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

Parapet view of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.

Parapet view of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows a view of the northeast angle of Fort Sumter taken the day after the evacuation of the fort by General Anderson on April 14, 1861. Confederate ordnance officers inspect the damage to the fort ... More

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of front parapet]

[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of front parapet]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows abandoned artillery and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3057. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.