Fort Fisher, N.C. interior view of transverse and magazine on the land front. [January 1865 ca.]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0543 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1865/01 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy
The center of the image shows a shallow pool of water and a destroyed cannon and carriage. On the left side there is a cannon and two pyramids of satcked cannon balls. Wooden steps lead up to the cannon but only the top few are still in place. A Federal soldier stands in the center of the image, leaning against the earthen magazine. Inscription on verso: "Oldway Gardner Coll." Numeric notations on verso: "XXII" and "5-6."
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