Create postfreeze., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War Views, Places & Events., Trimmed., Bird's-eye view of the enclosed fort at at the Inner Harbor. Cannons line the walls of the facility and soldiers march the grounds. Also shows civilians promenading the streets, and cityscape, ports, and ships along the harbor in the background. Federal Hill was converted to military use in 1861 when the area was occupied under the command of General Benjamin F. Butler following the Riots of April 1861. The fort's cannons consequently pointed toward the city to suppress Southern sympathy.
Creator
E. Sasche & Co., creator
Date
c1862.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. GC - Civil War - Forts & fortifications [5779.F.78b]
