. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . THE UNION PHOTOGRAPHER IX SUMTER AT LAST The shapeless ruins ofSumter, demolished by eigh-teen months of almost con-stant fire from Federal bat-teries, appear in the toppicture, of April 14, anniversary of MajorAndersons evacuation in18G1. Next comes the Federal fleet dressed withflags for the celebration; andbelow, a group at the footof the pole listening toHenry Ward Beecher. Inthe foreground stand thesoldiers and sailors whohad taken part in theceremonies of raising on theshining white staff the veryflag that had been l
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . THE UNION PHOTOGRAPHER IX SUMTER AT LAST The shapeless ruins ofSumter, demolished by eigh-teen months of almost con-stant fire from Federal bat-teries, appear in the toppicture, of April 14, anniversary of MajorAndersons evacuation in18G1. Next comes the Federal fleet dressed withflags for the celebration; andbelow, a group at the footof the pole listening toHenry Ward Beecher. Inthe foreground stand thesoldiers and sailors whohad taken part in theceremonies of raising on theshining white staff the veryflag that had been loweredexactly four years COPRIGHT, 19lt, PATRIOT PUB CO. On the night of this galaoccasion President Lincolnwas shot in had in a sense be-come a symbol of the Repeated effortshad been made to conquerits But with atenacity of purpose tj-pical(if the South, its shatteredwalls were transformed intoan earthwork impregnableto assault and lending theaid of its six heavy gunsto the defenses of CharlestonHarbor. It was evacuatedonly on the night of Feb-ruary 17th. when SouthCarolina needed every manthat could possibly be summoned to oppose Sherman. KAISIXC. THE FLAC, APRIL Uth lEugag^nmitB uf tl}^ Ctutl Wat 10.—Capture of Fort Hell, Va. Union, 99tliPa., 20th Ind., 2d U. S. : Union, 20 wounded; Confed., 90prisoners. 13.—Locks P^ord, Va. Union, Torberts Cav.;Confed., Gen. Earlys command. Losses:Union, 2 killed, 18 vvounded; Confed.,181 captured. 16.— Sycamore Church, Va. Union, 1st D. 13th Pa. Cav. Losses: Union, 400killed, wounded, and captur
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