(CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS) Foster Henry C; photographer Fort S

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(CIVIL WAR--PHOTOGRAPHS.) Foster, Henry C.; photographer. Fort Sumter after 400 Days of Bombardment. Albumen photograph, 8 x 10 inches, backed by early paper; moderate edge wear; captioned in ink on recto with gift inscription, and inscribed in pencil on verso "Taken by H.C. Foster, Photographer, M.I., S.C." Morris Island, SC, October 1864

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A haunting depiction of Fort Sumter, which the Confederates captured in 1861 to launch the war. The Union forces (including the famous 54th Massachusetts Infantry) captured nearby Morris Island in July 1863 and commenced a long bombardment of the fort. Though it was reduced almost to rubble, it remained in Confederate hands when this photograph was taken in October 1864, and was not recaptured until February 1865. The Morris Island beach can be seen in the foreground.