. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . n intensity of purpose rarely exampled in historj-. In the upperpicture is the famous floating battery built by subscription by the women of Charleston. Its guns were first fired in theattack on Fort Sumter that began the war. From that time forth every nerve was being strained by the Confederacy toput an ironclad flotilla in commission. South Carolina was conspicuous in its efforts to this end. Flag-Officer DuncanN. Ingraham superintended the navy-yard at Charleston and under his direction the Palmetto State and the Chicorawere bu
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . n intensity of purpose rarely exampled in historj-. In the upperpicture is the famous floating battery built by subscription by the women of Charleston. Its guns were first fired in theattack on Fort Sumter that began the war. From that time forth every nerve was being strained by the Confederacy toput an ironclad flotilla in commission. South Carolina was conspicuous in its efforts to this end. Flag-Officer DuncanN. Ingraham superintended the navy-yard at Charleston and under his direction the Palmetto State and the Chicorawere built. The keel of the latter was laid behind the Charleston post-ofBce in March, 1862, and she was launched the fol-lowing August. Five liimdred tons of iron were required for her armor and the country was scoured by willing searchers forevery scrap of metal that could be melted up. On .lanuary 31,1803, the Cliicora and the Palmetto State suddenly camedown from Charleston and disabled both the Mercedita and the Keystone State, receiving the formers > ] ( // T / / /^ 7 f J 7 / / y y y J J J y / 7 / J f ^ / .TTT- ^^^^^\^\\^^^^^^■^.^v^^^^^^^^^^^,^vl:w
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