The Steamship Marion, evacuating families of Federal troops in Charleston to New York, passes Fort Sumter, 1861

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 9, 2008.

Depicted ContentFort Sumter, SC

Depicted ContentFort Sumter

Depicted ContentDependents of the federal forces at Fort Sumter sail for New York from Charleston Harbor

Depicted ContentDependents of the federal forces at Fort Sumter transfer to a waiting steamship for evacuation

Depicted ContentMajor Anderson requests safe passage for the women and children of his men at Fort Sumter

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The stemship Marion on her way to New York with the wives and children of the soldiers in Fort Sumter - manning the ramparts and cheering of the men as the steamer passes the fort the parting salute from Fort Sumpter (sic) / from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston

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Periodical Illustration Collection, Library of Congress

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Originally appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 23, 1861, p. 212.