Shows Major Robert Anderson, Union commander of the fort, overseeing his soldiers manning cannons during the first battle of the Civil War. The men gather cannon balls, hold sponge-rammers at the ready, and fire the cannons. The fort fell to Confederates following 33 hours of bombardment on April 13th, 1861., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War material.
Creator
Currier & Ives
Date
[1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles - Fort Sumter [5794.F.4]