Caption: 'General Halleck's fleet of mortar-boats for service on the Mississippi.--sketched by Mr. Alexander Simplot.--[see page 827.]' [full date December 28, 1861.]
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.181, Beresford Street.' This may be Beresford Alley which is also known as Clifford Street.
Letter from Robert Lawson to Nathanael Greene regarding the reluctance of the militia under is command to march further south and also of the hindrance of their progress by the movements of Cornwallis and Phillips. Brigadier General Lawson also details the destruction the British are leaving in their wake, burning tobacco, destroying supplies, etc., and begs the further instructions from Major General Greene.
Letter from John Hector St. John to Nathanael Greene praising him for his military achievements throughout the American Revolution and thanking him for his success in achieving freedom for the American people.
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.148, Landslide on the Ashley.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake view - Land slide near Summerville, S.C.'
Caption: 'The Battery or Park Promenade at Charleston, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter--Sketched by our Special Artist--[see next page].' [full date May 18, 1861.]
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.60, J.M. Wilson, Meeting St.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows James M. Wilson at 39 Meeting Street.
Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Marion Square - Citadel Academy in rear.' Tent village populated primarily by African-Americans. Policeman standing to the right.
Caption: 'After The Earthquake At Charleston.--drawn by W.A. Rogers and W.P. Snyder from sketches by Frederic Remington and A.J. Gustin.--[see page 610.]' Individual captions: (top left): 'Open air preaching.' (top right): Subsistence committee.' (bottom left): 'Negro prayer-meeting.' (bottom right): 'Relief committee.' [full date September 18, 1886.]
Caption: 'General McGowan addressing the Abbeville Volunteers in front of the Charleston Hotel--from a sketch by our Special Artist now in Charleston.' [full date February 23, 1861.]
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.]
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: 'The Charleston Convention--interior of Douglas's headquarters, Hibernia (sic) Hall, Charleston, S.C.--from a sketch by our special artist.--see page 360.' [May 5, 1860.]
Main caption: 'Siege of Charleston--views of Sullivan's Island, as seen from Morris Island.--from sketches by our Special Artist, W.T. Crane.' Caption top left: 'Remains of blockade runners.' Caption top right: 'Rebel camp on Sullivans Island.' Caption middle left and right: 'Rebel battery on Sullivans Island.' Caption middle: 'Examining passes on the beach.' Caption bottom: ' Fort Moultrie as seen from Morris Island.' [full date October 10, 1863.]
Caption: '1. Assembling on the Citadel Parade. 2. Watching the Procession. 3. The Boy Drum Corps. 4. The Thirteen States. 5. The Union League. 6. Reading the Emancipation Proclamation on the Battery. South Carolina--the celebration of Emancipation Day, January 8th. in Charleston--scenes and incidents of the parade--see page 375.' [full date February 10,1877]
Letter from [John] Peter [Gabriel] Muhlenberg to Nathanael Greene regarding the arrival of the French Fleet in the Massachusetts Bay and an account of the ongoing skirmish with the British in Massachusetts.
Letter from [John] Peter [Gabriel] Muhlenberg to Nathanael Green regarding the attempt to recruit troops but being recalled from his efforts by a lack of funds to pay the soldiers. Muhlenberg continues to report the transfer of the French fleet from the Massachusetts Bay to prepare for the imminent attack on New York.
Letter from Thomas Wade to Nathanael Greene regarding the transfer of supplies, specifically corn meal, and reporting the movements of Lord Cornwallis.
Letter from Richard Henry Lee to [Nathanael Greene] regarding the British evacuation of ‘Charles Towne’ and the stubbornness of the English King to release America and therefore, end the war.
Charleston Earthquake scene. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake views, No.157, scene near Accomodation Wharf. Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake Scene - ruins on Accomodation Wharf.' Charleston city directory for 1886 lists Accomodation Wharf as opposite 176 East Bay Street.
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 10, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 4, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. This version contains more names than Copy 1. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 4, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. See Copy 2 for some additional information missing in this copy. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 5, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. This copy does include the firefighters' street of residence. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of the city's Hook and Ladder Company, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. Some information is missing here, but is contained in Copy 1. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
Caption: 'Main room of the Industrial Academy, in which the various processes for the production of raw silk are conducted.' [full date August 17, 1878.]
Caption: 'The siege of Charleston--attempt to blow up the "Ironsides" by a Rebel torpedo.--sketched by an occasional contributor. [see page 695.] [full date October 31, 1863.]
Caption: ' "Marching on!"--the Fifty-Fifth Massachusetts Colored Regiment singing John Brown's March in the streets of Charleston, February 21, 1865.--[see page 172.]' [full date March 18, 1865.]
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--Johnsonville and Rebel fortifications.--[sketched from Black Island by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.]' [full date September 26, 1863.]
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 6, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 7, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. This copy is missing one name due to a tear in the page, but the information is available in the second copy. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 7, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. This copy is alphabetized, but omits most of the firefighters' full first names. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of the city's Hook and Ladder Company, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 5, including their names, ages, description, and occupation. This copy does not include the firefighters' street of residence. See Copy 2. Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925
Letter from Thomas McKean to Nathanael Greene regarding the movement of troops from Staten Island towards the Delaware River and the placement of Admiral Digby and his battle ships, frigates. McKean also states his inclusion of the current proceedings of Congress.
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.51, Wide fissure, Ten Mile Hill.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Large geyser near Ten Mile Hill.'
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.59, Pringle Smith, Meeting Street.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Earthquake scene Charleston, So.Ca.'
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.114, residence Col. Inglesby.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows Charles Inglesby at 20 Meeting Street.
[Color image.] Caption: 'Negroes hunting the moccasin snake on the Ashley River, near Charleston, S.C.--from an original sketch by Granville Perkins, Esq.' [full date April 13, 1861.]
Caption: 'Major Anderson's Command at Fort Sumter.--from a photograph taken in the fort.--[see page 190.] Identified in image: Capt. T. Seymour, 1st Lieut. G.W. Snyder, 1st Lt. J.C. Davis, 2d Lt. R.K. Meade, 1st Lt. T. Talbot, Capt. A. Doubleday, Maj. R. Anderson, Asst. Surg. S.W. Crawford and Capt. J.G. Foster. [full date March 23, 1861.]
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.46, Club House, Otranto, rear.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - fallen wall, Otranto Club House.'
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No. 17, St. Paul's Church.' St. Luke and St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Coming Street.
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.76, First Baptist Church, front.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - First Baptist Church, Church Street.'
Caption in German: 'Szene auf der schwimmenden Batterie im hafen von Charleston, wahrend des Bombardments des Forts Sumter.' [Scene from the Floating Battery in Charleston Harbor, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter.]
Letter from George Weedon to Nathanael Greene regarding the climate of the state of Virginia, the imminent attack of Lord Cornwallis, and the campaign to raise recruitment. Weedon goes on to discuss the climate of the South, in general, the disadvantage of South Carolina, and the lack of action from North Carolina.
Letter from Thomas Farr to John Laurens regarding the situation of the British in Charlestowne; the shortage of supplies, the lack of reinforcements, and the fear of an imminent American attack on their forces on James Island. Farr goes on to request protection for the few stores of food he has left, as he has given everything to the Continental army and would not like those of his estate to starve.
Letter from Abraham Lott to Nathanael Greene regarding the failure of the ‘Rhode Island Expedition,’ led by Comte d’Estaing, and general social writing.
Charleston Earthquake scene. Written on front, at bottom: 'Sailor's Home, Charleston, S.C. after the Earthquake.' Sign at top of building reads: 'Charleston Port Society.'
Caption: 'Military Prisons at Charleston, South Carolina.--Sketched by Lieutenant F. Milward--[See Page 110]' The Jail and Work-House are both identified.
Caption: 'Caption: 'The rifled cannon which did so much execution on Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina'--[From a Sketch by our Special Artist.]' [full date May 18,1861.]
Caption: 'Siege of Charleston--1.Bombardment of Fort Moultrie and the Batteries Bee and Beauregard, by the monitors and ironsides, Sept. 7th and 8th.--2. Interior of Battery Gregg, looking towards Wagner. From sketches by our Special Artist, W.T. Crane.' [full date October 3, 1863.]
Caption: 'The Siege of Charleston--bombardment of Fort Moultrie by the iron-clads, September 8, 1863.--sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.--[see page 621.] Also identified in the image: Moultrieville, Fort Moultrie and Moultrie House. [full date September 26, 1863.]
Caption: 'Night after the fight--the iron clads at anchor off Fort Sumter.--sketched by our Special Artist, Mr. W.T. Crane.--see page 81.' [full date May 2, 1863.]
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.133, 5 and 7 Broad Street.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Broad St.' Charleston City Directory for 1886 shows Walker, Evans & Cogswell at 3-5 Broad Street. Etiwan[Phosphate] Company is at 7 Broad.