Sujet

The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878).

Légende

'The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878). Fort Sumter in South Carolina was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861. The following day the Union garrison surrendered. The Confederacy then held the fort until 17 February 1865. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 3, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1878]

Date

1878

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F13_246

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57,6Mo (3,6Mo) / 45,6cm x 31,7cm / 5380 x 3742 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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