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Publication Information
| Date Created | April 15, 1861 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 21 x 20 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Call Number | Album 14.2 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter
1861
Color lithograph of the fort in the midst of the bombardment, published by Bingham & Dodd, Hartford, Connecticut.
Fort Sumter
1915
View across water toward Fort Sumter. Caption reads: "Fort Sumter, Charleston, S. C."
Fort Sumter, Charlston Harbor, South Carolina
Interior view of Fort Sumter. Two open doors show a staircase in the distance, and two dates, "1776" and "1917" are written on the wall. Construction on the fort began in 1827.