Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Battery Marshall, Sullivan’s Island, December 4, 1863.

December 4, 2013

Miscellaneous document sources,Paintings of Conrad Wise Chapman

Battery Marshall, Sullivan's Island, December 4, 1863

Painting by Conrad Wise Chapman.

“Here are the barracks of the soldiers.  This being an extreme point, there was always a force ready in case of attack.  Negroes are at work putting up breastworks, under the supervision of an over-seer. Another object to be seen is the lookout sentinel.” – Conrad Wise Chapman, 1898

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