South Carolina Views. No. 40. Sea face of Fort Moultrie – Charleston, S. C., taken April, 1861. This view of the sea face of Fort Moultrie was taken in April, 1861, after the surrender of Fort Sumter, and after it had been subjected to heavy bombardment from that Fortress, continuing about forty hours. Fort Moultrie was materially strengthened after its occupation by the Confederates, by the piling of bags of sand around all parts that would be subjected to a heavy fire. A large quantity of these bags of sand are shown in the picture, as also some Palmetto logs, of which the Fort was originally constructed. The armament, at that time, consisted of 8-inch Columbiads and 32-pounders. There were a large number of negroes employed in clearing away the debris, preparatory to putting it again in a defensive position. Fort Moultrie, throughout the war, did effective service, both on the Monitors whenever they attempted to approach the inner harbor of Charleston, as also on the Federal Batteries on Morris’ Island, most of which were within range of its guns. [G. N. Barnard stereo card]
