North wall of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter)

View of Ft. Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing a mingled mass of debris, shot, shell & bursted gun

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Swamp Angel Battery near Charleston, S.C.

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C. showing the face towards the channel

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sullivan's Island), S.C., looking N.E.

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sullivan's Island), S.C., looking N.E.

Weird [i.e. Wiard] steel cannon, Washington Arsenal

One reason why we did not go to Richmond

Fifteen-inch gun in Battery Rodgers on the Potomac

One reason why we did not go to Richmond

Ft. Brady, James River, Va. View showing battery ready for action

Southern Military Academy

The Citadel and the Southern Military Academy, Charleston, S.C., the remains of the concrete wall built in the time of the Revolution, and 600 pound Blakely Solid Shot in the foreground

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

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

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

Charleston Harbor, east face of Fort Sumter

Gun yard at Fortress Monroe, Va.

Gun yard at Fortress Monroe

Fort Hamilton

The gun yard at Fortress Monroe, Va.

The 15 in. gun at Fortress Monroe, Va. Weight 50,000 lbs, and carries a ball 475 lbs. weight from 4 to 5 miles

The 15 in. gun at Fortress Monroe, Va. Weight 50,000 lbs, and carries a ball 475 lbs. weight from 4 to 5 miles

Passing catrages [i.e. cartridges]

Ten Inch Columbiad, and Magazine Entrance, Sand Bag Revertment (i.e. revetment), Battery Dantzler, (Howlett's) on James River

Same gun and sling cart as shown in no. 1051, showing how the gun is slung under the cart

Same gun, as shown in no. 1015, with Hurdle Revertment (i.e. revetment) and Epaulement - unfinished battery

Northeast view of Battery no. 1, at Farnhold's house, York River, mounting one 200 pound & five 100 pound rifled guns