Caption

Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), east face, Charleston Harbor, S.C., showing the palmetto works erected to strengthen the fort. Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots that started the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. , Vintage photography

Date

1861

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A08_192

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42,1Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,5in x 12,1in / 4064 x 3618 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fort Sumpter Sumter east face Charleston Harbor S.C. showing palmetto works erected strengthen fort. Fort Sumter Third System masonry sea fort located Charleston Harbor South Carolina fort American Civil War Battle Fort Sumter April 12 1861 Vintage photography