The first 300 pound Parrott gun. The gun is named Col. Brayton. It throws its shell into Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter)

Fort Gregg, Morris Island, S.C. This is a mortar battery, and this view shows the detachments at the mortars, ready to "load."

Group taken at Blythwood Plantation, Ladies Is. [i.e. Island], opposite Beaufort, S.C.

Wreck of blockade-runner Colt, off Sullivan's Is [i.e. Island]

[Exterior view of Fort Sumter from Charleston harbor after the bombardment]

Fort Sumter - south wing, after the battle, Charleston, S.C.