'The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett.

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'The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878). Fort Sumter in South Carolina was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861. The following day the Union garrison surrendered. The Confederacy then held the fort until 17 February 1865. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 3, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1878]

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Size: 5380px × 3742px
Location: South Carolina,Charleston,Charleston,World,North and Central America,United States,South Carolina
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