Collection: Charleston Museum Illustrated Newspapers Collection / Subject (Geographic): Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) and Fort Moultrie (S.C.) / Subject (Topic): Batteries (Ordnance) - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Date:: 1863
Description:: Caption: 'Panoramic view of Charleston Harbor--advance of iron-clads to the attack, April 7. Union--A. Keokuk. B. Nahunt. C. Nantucket. D. Catskill. E. Ironsides. F. Patapsco. G. Montauk. H. Passaie. K. Weehawken. Rebel--1. Morris Island sand battery. 2. Fort Wagner. 3. Battery Bee, on Cummings Point. 4. [Fort] Johnson. 5. Fort Ripley. 6. Sumter. 7. Charleston City. 8. Castle Pinckney. 9. Fort Redan. 10. Fort Moultrie. 11. Moultrie House. 12. Fort Beauregard. 13. Harbor obstructions. 14. Cooper River. 15. Ashley River.' [full date May 2, 1863.]

Date:: 1863
Description:: [Color image.] Caption: 'Charleston and its environs. 1. Charleston and Savannah Railroad.-- 2. Ashley River.-- 3. Charleston.-- 4. Cooper River.-- 5. Wando River.-- 6. Castle Pinckney.-- 7. Fort Ripley.-- 8.Fort Johnson (James Island).-- 9. Stono River.--10.Fort Sumter.-- 11. Fort Moultrie.-- 12.Battery Gregg (Cumming's Point).-- 13.Fort Wagner.-- 14.General Gillmore's Advanced Batteries.-- 15.Captured Works (Morris's Island).-- 16. Light-house Inlet.-- 17.Union Battery (Folly Island).-- 18. Iron-clads and Wooden Ships.--19. Hotels.-- 20.Sullivan's island and Rebel Batteries.-- 21.Moultrieville.--22. Mt Pleasant.-- 23.Breach Inlet.-- 24. Shem Creek.-- 0,0.Rebel Batteries on James Island.' [full date July, 1863]

Description:: [Color image.] Caption (in French): 'Evenements des Etats-Unis: Charleston et ses fortifications. [Events of the United States: Charleston and its fortifications.] 1--Charleston. 2--Riviere Ashley [Ashley River]. 3--Chemin de fer de Savannah [Savannah Railway]. 4--Riviere Cooper [Cooper River]. 5--Riviere Wando [Wando River]. 6--Fort Pinkney [Castle Pinckney]. 7--Fort Ripley. 8--Fort Johnson (ile James) [James Island]. 9--Riviere Stone [Stono River]. 10--Fort Sumter. 11--Fort Moultrie. 12--Batterie Gregg (pointe de Gumming) [Battery Gregg (Cummings Point)]. 13--Fort Wagner. 14--Batteries rasantes du general Gilmore [grazed batteries of General Gilmore]. 15--Ouvrages pris par les federaux. [Works undertaken by the Federals]. 16--Phare Inlet [Lighthouse inlet]. 17--Batteries federales (ile Folly) [Federal Batteries (Folly Island)]. 18--Canonnieres et vaisseaux cuirasses [gunboats and ironclads]. 19--Hotel. 20--Ile et batteries Sullivan [Sullivan Island and Batteries]. 21--Moultrie. 22--Mont Pleasant [Mount Pleasant]. 23--Breach Inlet. 24--Shem Creek. 25--Batteries construite par les confederes sur l'ile James, dans le voisinage du fort Johnson [Batteries built by the Confederates on James Island, in the vicinity of Fort Johnson].

Date:: 1863
Description:: Caption: 'Our blockading fleet off North Channel, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.--sketched by a Naval Officer.--[see page 79.] References--A. Fort Sumter.--B. Charleston City.--C. Fort Moultrie.--D. Rebel tug at work on the obstructions.--E. Obstructions.--F. Fort Johnson.--G. Mount Pleasant Batteries.' Also identified in image: South Carolina, Blunt, Daylight and Stars and Stripes (ships of the fleet). [full date January 31, 1863.]

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