The ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun, Frazier's Wharf, Charleston, S.C., exploded by the rebels at the time of the evacuation.

East Battery, Charleston, S.C. looking north, showing ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun

View on the Point Battery, Charleston, S.C., showing the gun in the Cheevrs battery, looking S.W.

View of the Wharves, Charleston, S.C., near the Battery.

The Parrot Rifled Cannon that threw the shot and shell into Charleston, S.C., from Morris Island

View in the Arsenal Yard, Charleston, S.C. Captured Blakely Guns in the foreground

Interior of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, St. John and St. Finbar, Broad Street, Charleston, S.C., destroyed by the great fire of 1861

The ruins of Charleston, S.C., showing the Sister Churches

Panoramic view, the ruins of Charleston, S.C., Roman Catholic Cathedral in the distance

House where the Union officers were confined under fire, Broad St., Charleston, S.C.

View on the Battery, Charleston, S.C. Remains of the large Blakely gun, burst by the rebels before the evacuation

Wreck of the large Blakely Gun, on the Battery, Charleston, S.C.

Ruins of the North Eastern R. R. Depot, where so many lives were lost by explosion, Charleston, S.C.

Club House at the race course, where the Union Officers were confined, Charleston, S.C.

O'Connor House, where the Union Officers were imprisoned, under fire, on Broad St. near the Ashley Road, Charleston, S.C.

View in central church-yard, showing the effect of shot among the monuments, Charleston, S.C.

Grave of John C. Calhoun, in front of St. Philip's church, Charleston, S.C.

The ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun, Frazier's Wharf, Charleston, S.C., exploded by the rebels at the time of the evacuation

South Battery, Charleston, S.C., looking N.E. Ruins of Blakely Gun in the foreground

View on Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking south, showing St. Michael's church, the Mills House, ruins of Central Church and Theatre in ruins in the foreground

Ruins of Circular Church, St. Philips Church in the distance, ruins of Secession Hall on the right of the picture, on Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C.

Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Front view

Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Front view

Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Rear view

View of Richmond Va., at the close of the rebellion

View of Richmond Va., at the close of the rebellion

Old "Libby Prison" building, Richmond, Va.

Panoramic view of Richmond in ruins

Libby Prison, north side, Richmond, Va.

Washington monument, in the Capitol grounds, Richmond, Va. The statues around the centre base are those of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson & Mason