. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . AFTER BILL RUN—GUARDING THE Copyri(jlU by lied PRISONERS. uf litVttWS Co, Inside Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, August, 1861.—Inthese hitherto unpublished Confederate photographs we see one ofthe earhest vohinteer organizations of South Carolina andsome of the Krst Federal prisoners taken in the war. TheCharleston Zouave Cadets wereorganized in the summer of18C0, and were recruited fromamong the patriotic young menof Cliarleston. We see in thepicture ho
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . AFTER BILL RUN—GUARDING THE Copyri(jlU by lied PRISONERS. uf litVttWS Co, Inside Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, August, 1861.—Inthese hitherto unpublished Confederate photographs we see one ofthe earhest vohinteer organizations of South Carolina andsome of the Krst Federal prisoners taken in the war. TheCharleston Zouave Cadets wereorganized in the summer of18C0, and were recruited fromamong the patriotic young menof Cliarleston. We see in thepicture how very young theywere. The company first wentinto active service on MorrisIsland, January 1, 1861, andwas there on the 9th when theguns of the battery turnedback the Star of the ar-riving with reinforcements forSumter. The company was alsostationed on Sullivans Islandduring the bombardment ofSumter. April , 1861. Af-ter the first fateful clash at BullRun. .July 21, 1861, had taughtthe North that the war was onin earnest, a number of Federalprisoners were brought toCharleston and placed for safe-keeping in
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