Caption: 'Siege of Charleston--planting the chevaux de frise in front of Fort Wagner.--from a sketch by our Special Artist.' [full date September 26, 1863.]
Caption: 'South Carolina.--The recent earthquakes at Charleston--typical scenes of the calamity. From sketches by C. Upham--see page 71. 1. Scene on the stairway of the Charleston Hotel during a shock. 2. Taking down St. Philip's Steeple. 3. Scene on Marion Square, opposite the Citadel--a city of tents.' [full date September 18, 1886.]
Caption: 'Enthusiastic crowd of citizens of Charleston, S.C., assembled on Vanderhost's (sic) Wharf, Feb. 20, to greet the second visit of Gen. Gillmore and staff.--sketched by our Special Artist.' [full date March 25, 1865.]
Caption: 'Negroes escaping from Beaufort, S.C., with plunder from the abandoned residences of their masters, stopped by U.S. Gunboat Seneca.--from a sketch by our Special Artist with the Great Naval Expedition.--see page 70.'
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--the Rebels' last device in the torpedo line.--sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.--[see page 603.] [full date September 19, 1863.]
Caption: 'Articles fished out from the cabin of the sloop Spray--Naval pistol supposed to have been used in the murder, and a locket.--see page 304.' [full date April 14, 1860.]
Caption: 'The tower and side aisle of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, St. Finbar, Charleston, S.C., as it appeared after the Great Fire, 1862.' [full date November 1, 1862.]
Caption: 'Shipping the recaptured Africans on board the U.S. steam frigate Niagara, at Charleston, S.C.--from a sketch by our own correspondent.' [full date Oct. 9, 1858]
Caption: 'The bombardment of Fort Sumter, as seen through the "look out" in the pilot-house of one of the monitors, April 7.--from a sketch by our Special Artist.' [full date May 9, 1863]
Caption (in German): 'Grosse Bersammlung von Seceders vor dem Stadthause in Charleston, S.C.' {Large crowd of Secessionists in front of City Hall, Charleston, S.C.}
Caption: 'The Ruins Of Charleston.--photographed by W.E. Wilson, Savannah, Georgia. 1. The Guard House. 2. St. Michael's Church. 3. News and Courier Office. 4. St. Philip's Church. 5. No.27 Broad Street. 6. Hibernian Hall. 7. The Medical College.'
Caption: 'Profile view of the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, showing the city and forts.' Identified in the image: Fort Johnston (sic), Fort Sumter, Charleston, Fort Moultrie and Mount Pleasant. [full date December 29, 1860.]
Main caption: 'The President at the Charleston Exposition. Photographs by Frederick Moore.' Caption top left: 'The President speaking in the auditorium.' Caption top right: 'Negro tea-pickers singing pickaninny songs to the President.' Caption bottom center: 'The presidential party reviewing the parade.' Further captioning identifies: 'The President, Sec. Wilson, Mayor Smythe, Mrs. Roosevelt.'
[Color image.] Caption: 'The citizens of Charleston, S.C., deserting their homes, on the threatened attack of the city by the Federal Forces. From a Sketch by Lieutenant G.P. Kirby.'
Caption: 'Escorting Major Taylor, of New Orleans, the bearer of a flag of truce, blindfolded, to the Confederate lines, after his unsuccessful mission.'
Caption: 'The Floating Battery at Charleston, S.C., intended to assist in the capture of Fort Sumpter (sic), with Dr. De Vega's hospital attached.--from a sketch by our Special Artist in Charleston.--see page 289.' [full date March 30, 1861.]
Caption: 'Captain Frazer, of the Twenty-First Massachusetts Regiment, turning upon and capturing his guard while being conveyed to the Confederate camp.'
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