Star of the West, fired upon off Charleston Harbor, January 9, 1861, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Star of the West, fired upon off Charleston Harbor, January 9, 1861, artist's impression, zoomable image
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David Gillespie, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 5, 2010.
Image type
engraving
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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Original caption
The Steamship Star of the West, with reinforcements for Major Anderson, Approaching Fort Sumter - The South Carolinians firing at her from the batteries on Morris Island and Fort Moultrie.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 19, 1861, p. 136-137.
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