Two views of Federal troops raising/lowering American flag in the interior of Fort Moultrie with Fort Sumter in the distance taken in August 1860:
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View of the interior of Fort Moultrie with Fort Sumter in the distance taken after the Confederate bombardment and Union surrender of Fort Sumter taken around April 1861:
Also note the Confederate soldiers and/or civilians, the addition of sandbags/large mound of earth, cannonballs, and the different guns from the previous two scenes. Federal troops spiked the guns and burned the gun carriages when they abandoned Fort Moultrie.
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View of damaged brick on the other side of the shot furnace visible in the previous view presumably caused by Union artillery fire from Fort Sumter:
Also note the Confederate soldiers and/or civilians, iron plates, and many cannonballs.
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All photographs taken in stereoview format by Osborn and Durbec.
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View of the interior of Fort Moultrie with Fort Sumter in the distance taken after the Confederate bombardment and Union surrender of Fort Sumter taken around April 1861:
Also note the Confederate soldiers and/or civilians, the addition of sandbags/large mound of earth, cannonballs, and the different guns from the previous two scenes. Federal troops spiked the guns and burned the gun carriages when they abandoned Fort Moultrie.
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View of damaged brick on the other side of the shot furnace visible in the previous view presumably caused by Union artillery fire from Fort Sumter:
Also note the Confederate soldiers and/or civilians, iron plates, and many cannonballs.
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All photographs taken in stereoview format by Osborn and Durbec.
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