Fort Fisher, N.C. interior view of transverse and magazine on the land front. [January 1865 ca.]

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0543-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865/01 ca.
Title
Fort Fisher, N.C. interior view of transverse and magazine on the land front. [January 1865 ca.]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 23.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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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