Fort Sumter as seen from Morris Island, Charleston harbor, S.C.

Interior of Fort Sumter - looking northeast, Charleston harbor

The house where Union officers were confined under fire, Charleston

South battery, looking west--ruins of 600 pounder Blakely gun in foreground, Charleston

Southern Military Academy - remains of old Revolutionary fortification in the foreground, surrounded by 600-pounder Blakely solid shot, Charleston

East face of Fort Sumter from top of palmetto fortification, Charleston Harbor

Sea face of Fort Sumter--looking north, Charleston Harbor

Beach view of Sullivan's Island from Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C.

Interior view of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., taken in 1867

Fort Sumter--after the evacuation by the Confederate forces

Charleston after bombardment, Dec., 1861 - Ruins of St. Finbar's Cathedral - Charleston, S.C.

South angle of Fort Sumter after the war, Charleston, S.C.

A view of the north face of Fort Sumter, taken in 1868, Charleston, S.C.

A view of Fort Sumter - Charleston, S.C., from the east