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File Details: ASFRm, 800 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 12.5 Mb
| Credit: | by Osborn & Durbec |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1861.04 |
| Negative Size: | stereo |
| Equipment: | Barbette carriage (center pintle-wood); cannon; Columbiad gun; Howitzer gun; tompion. |
| Locations & Lines: | Charleston harbor; Charleston SC; Fort Sumter SC; South Carolina |
| Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress |
No. 34. Parapet View of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. This view of the Northeast angle of Fort Sumter, facing Fort Moultrie, was taken the day after the evacuation of the Fort by Gen. Anderson, on the 14th April, 1861. The armament in this angle consisted of one 42-pounder, two 8-inch Columbiads, and three 8-inch sea-coast Howitzers. The persons represented in the picture are Confederate Ordnance Officers, who were sent down to the Fort to examine and report the damage sustained during the bombardment, and take the necessary steps to put it in a defensible position. The dismounted 42-pounder and debris show that this angle of the Fort sustained considerable damage from the heavy fire of Fort Moultrie and the Floating Battery, and other Batteries located at Mount Pleasant. It was from this angle that Gen. Anderson fired his first shots on the ever memorable 12th of April, 1861. They were directed to Fort Moultrie. [uncredited stereo card].