These images are from the Signal Book kept by Union Officer Ensign LaRue P Adams during the Siege of Charleston between August and September of 1863. Note: Some pages were not scanned because they were blank and contained no content or were ripped out and were therefore unavailable for digitization.
Caption: 'Folley's (sic) Battery, near the lighthouse, at Charleston, South Carolina.--from a sketch by A.P. Palmer, 21st South Carolina Volunteers.--[see page 79.]' [full date January 31, 1863.]
Caption: 'Departure of the Great Southern Expedition from Beaufort, North Carolina.--sketched by an amateur.--[see page 119.]' [full date February 21, 1863.]
Caption: 'Admiral Samuel F. DuPont, Commanding the fleet off Charleston--photographed by Gutekurst, of Philadelphia.--see page 270.' [Full date April 25, 1863]
Caption: 'The advance upon Charleston--pioneer movement--landing of the 100th N.Y. Vols. upon Cole's Island, March 28.--from a sketch by our Special Artist.--see page 6.' Also identified with labels: Camp of 100th N.Y. Vols., Pawnee, Com. McDonough, Expounder and Belvidere. [full date April 25, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--attack on Battery Gregg, September 5, 1863.--from a sketch by Mr. Theodore R. Davis. [See page 629.]' [full date October 3, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--the boats for the attack of Gregg on their way. From a sketch by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.--[see page 629.]' [full date October 3, 1863.]
Caption: 'Siege of Charleston--the magazine of Fort Moultrie exploded by a shell from the grounded monitor Weehawken, Sept. 8.--from a sketch by our own Special Artist, W.T. Crane.' [full date October 3, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--the new Black Island Batteries, four and a half miles from Charleston.--sketches by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.--[see page 651.]' [full date October 10, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Rebel rams engaging our blockading fleet off Charleston, South Carolina, January 31, 1863.--sketched by an occasional correspondent.--[see page 127.]' [full date January 21, 1863.]
Caption: 'Map of the Southern states, showing the relative proportion of slaves in the different localities.--[see page 142.]' [full date February 28, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--the morning call to the Rebels.--sketched from the naval battery by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.--[see page 603.]' [full date September 19, 1863.]
Caption: 'The advance upon Charleston--entrance to the Stono River, S.C.--from a sketch by Lieut. Coleman, 100th N.Y.S. Vol.' Also identified with captions: 'Kiawah Island and River. John's Island. Stono River. Cole's Island. Old Rebel Fort.' [full date April 25, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Anglo-Confederate prize steamer Princess Royal captured off Charleston, January 29.--from a sketch by our Special Artist.--see page 366.' [full date February 28, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Civil War in America: the Federal ironclad Keokuk as she appeared on the morning after the fight.--from a sketch by our Special Artist.--see page 542.' [full date May 16. 1863.]