The Bombardment of Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 1861

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The Bombardment of Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 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 ContentFort Sumter

Depicted ContentMajor Anderson accepts a ceasefire and prepares to evacuate Fort Sumter

Depicted ContentConfederate artillery bombard Fort Sumter

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Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1861

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Lithograph Collection, Library of Congress

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Currier and Ives, circa 1861

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