Attack Upon Fort Sumter April 12th. & 13th. 1861, by the Southern Rebels.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
George Whiting
(American, 1820 - 1862)
Date1861
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/16 x 12 15/16in. (21.1 x 32.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionSoldiers in uniform fire cannons at a stone fort on an island in the distance. A flag with a palmetto tree on it flies at the far right. Two men carry off a wounded comrade. Two other soldiers collapse near the nearest gun. Cannon balls and sandbags are piled in the foreground. An American flag flies from the fort in the harbor, largely obscured by cannon smoke. White lines show the trajectories of cannonballs, and white puffs of smoke show where shells are exploding in the air. The city of Charleston is barely visible on the horizon in the distance. A floating battery is in the right background.
Object number1998.114.0
NotesSubject Note: The composition is from the Southern point of view. The flag with a palmetto at the right is the flag of South Carolina. Fort Sumter, which is being defended by United States troops, is in the background. (Finlay 8/1/2003)On View
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