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Part of Charleston Harbor embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, and Castle Pinckney



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  • Sargt Jasper recovers the flag at Charleston - June 28th 1776

    Sargt Jasper recovers the flag at Charleston - June 28th 1776

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    Image of Sergeant William Jasper replacing the recovered flag shot down by the British at the Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War; soldiers are pictured loading and firing cannons at British ships advancing through Charles Towne Harbor in an attempt to capture Charleston, South Carolina.

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  • The great fight at Charleston S.C. April 7th 1863

    The great fight at Charleston S.C. April 7th 1863

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    Image of Union ships firing on Confederate forts near Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War; plumes of smoke rise above explosions as ships are hit in the crossfire.

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  • Bombardments of Forts Hatteras & Clark, by the U.S. fleet

    Bombardments of Forts Hatteras & Clark, by the U.S. fleet

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    Image of the Union fleet bombarding two Confederate forts (Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark) in North Carolina during the American Civil War; ten vessels are visible; captions in bottom margin name all vessels.

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    Maps of the Eastern, Middle and Southern States; Forts Sumter, Pickens, Monroe and McHenry. Plans of Washington, its vicinity, and Baltimore.; Routes, Distances, &c

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    This map must have been issued shortly after Fort Sumter was fired on in April, 1861. A patriotic appeal to save the Union. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by L. Prang & Co. in the Clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts. By W. A. Waiiliams, Civil Engineer, 25 Merchants Row, Boston." Vignettes: Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Major Anderson. MS note: 3.00 (T62). Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 150227.

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  • Assault on Fort Sanders

    Assault on Fort Sanders

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    Image of Confederate soldiers charging up a hill attacking a Union fort at the Battle of Fort Sanders in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the American Civil War; dead and wounded men visible on the ground.

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  • Battle of Mobile Bay, passing Fort Morgan and the torpedoes

    Battle of Mobile Bay, passing Fort Morgan and the torpedoes

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    Image of the American Civil War naval Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864; Union forces under the command of Admiral David G. Farragut face off against Confederate ships and forts amidst explosions and smoke.

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