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File Details: APQMm, 900 DPI, TIFF, Copy Negative, 32.6 Mb
| Credit: | by Haas & Peale |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.07-08 |
| Negative Size: | 5 in. x 8 in. |
| Equipment: | 70-pounder Whitworth naval gun; cannon; gabion; naval carriage (wood); rammer staff; rope; sandbag; sponge staff |
| Locations & Lines: | Charleston harbor; Charleston SC; Morris Island SC; South Carolina |
| Military Units: | US Navy |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Library of Congress says: Morris Island, South Carolina. Naval Battery. Two 80-pounder Whitworths. Breaching battery against Fort Sumpter.
The MOLLUS Collection says: No. 1. Naval Battery, Two 80-pounder Whitworths. Breaching Battery against Fort Sumter.
Side of carriage reads “Rear Admiral S. F. Dupont. Port Royal, S.C. For an 80 Pdr. Whitworth Rifl[e].”
Haas & Peale No. 1.
Etched onto negative: 16. 52.