Fort Sumter

• Firing on Fort Sumter, April 1861

  

  Illustration showing Confederate artillerists firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861.

  Library of Congress

• Sumter on Fire

  

  Illustration showing Fort Sumter under attack on April 12, 1861.

  Library of Congress

• Harper's Weekly - Watching the Attack

  

  "The Housetops in Charleston During the Bombardment of Sumter" - The Cover Image of the May 4, 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly.

  Library of Congress

• Returning Fire

  

  Illustration of Union artillerists inside Fort Sumter returning fire on their Confederate attackers.

  Library of Congress

• Ready for Action

  

  A Civil War era heavy artillery piece deep within the galleries of Fort Sumter

  Robert Shenk

• Fort Sumter After the Confederate Occupation, 1861

  

  View of the interior of Fort Sumter on April 15, 1861. Note the Confederate First National Flag (the Stars & Bars) flying on the improvised flag pole.

  National Archives

• View of Fort Sumter Today

  

  Modern view of the remains of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.

  Robert Shenk

• Illustration of Fort Sumter

  

  1861 illustration of Fort Sumter by Alfred Waud.

  Alfred Waud (Library of Congress)

• In Memory of the Garrison

  

  A Plaque to the Union Garrison at Fort Sumter on April 12-13, 1861

  Robert Shenk

• Looking into the Lower Galleries

  

  Modern view of some of the lower galleries of Fort Sumter. A large Civil War cannon is on display as well.

  Robert Shenk

• View of Civil War Guns Inside Fort Sumter

  

  View of Civil War Guns Inside Fort Sumter

  Robert Shenk

• View of Fort Sumter Galleries

  

  Modern day view of various galleries within Fort Sumter

  Robert Shenk

• Civil War Era View of the Battery in Charleston

  

  1865 view of the Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. Southerners watched the bombardment of Fort Sumter from the balconies and roofs of the buildings along this famous stretch of the city.

  G.N. Barnard (via Bob Zeller)

• The Big Guns - Inside Fort Sumter

  

  View of one of the large Civil War artillery pieces inside Fort Sumter today.

  Robert Shenk

• Fort Sumter, August 23, 1863

  

  View of a battered Fort Sumter on August 23, 1863. Sumter would be repeatedly pummeled by Union artillery and ironclads throughout the 1863 Charleston Campaign.

  Haas & Peale (Library of Congress)

• Evidence of a Violent Past

  

  View of a Civil War Era Shell Embedded in Fort Sumter

  Robert Shenk

• Interior of Fort Sumter, April 1865

  

  View of the interior of Fort Sumter in April 1865, after its recapture. Notice all the heavy damage and patching.

  E. & H.T. Anthony (Library of Congress)

• Union vessels in Charleston Harbor, April 1865

  

  View of various Union naval vessels in Charleston Harbor as seen from Fort Sumter.

  J.F. Coonley (Library of Congress)

• Flag Raising Ceremony at Fort Sumter

  

  View of the Federal Flag Raising Ceremony at Fort Sumter - April 14, 1865

  Library of Congress