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Fort Moultrie, Charleston after bombardment.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1067 Author/Creator: Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 7.6 cm, Width: 7.3 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a main wall of Fort Moultrie and the surrounding building ridden with bomb damage. Charleston Bay is visible in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Fort Moultrie from Sullivan's Island." Numeric notation on verso: "99."

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