McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864 No. 1. Fort Morgan, Front and East Side.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0235 Author/Creator: McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864 Place Written: Fort Morgan, Alabama Type: Photograph Date: September 1864 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 24.4 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph of the ruins of Fort Morgan, AL. Title taken from accompanying panel of text. The most powerful of defenses protecting Mobile Bay was Fort Morgan, which was bombarded by Farragut's fleet, and later taken by Union forces in 1864. The walls show the damage inflicted during the battle. Badly battered light house visible in the distance. A row of mortars awaiting emplacement line the base of the wall on the right. Orange 5 cent "playing card" stamp, canceled" "M[cPherson] & O[liver]" on verso. Pencil inscriptions: "89" and "McKirby" near Kean Archives stamp on verso. The image is "No. 1" in a series of 9 photogrpahs taken.
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