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The War for the Union. Photographic History. War Views. Interior of Fort Sumpter, Charleston Harbor, S.C., looking west. No. 3458. Published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New-York. Negative by M.B. Brady, New York.View of the interior of Fort Sumter at Charleston, South Carolina.Fort Sumter, named after General Thomas Sumter, is a fort located in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina. The American Civil War began there on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired on the fort from the city.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. Charleston
  2. Forts & Fortifications
  3. Ladders
  4. Military Facilities
  5. South Carolina
  6. United States

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