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

Fort Sumter from Moultrie, November 10, 1863.

November 10, 2013

Miscellaneous document sources,Paintings of Conrad Wise Chapman

Fort Sumter from Moultrie, November 10, 1863 by Conrad Wise Chapman

Painting by Conrad Wise Chapman.

“This is a view of Fort Sumter from Fort Moultrie; shows also battery on James Island. A shell is bursting over Fort Sumter.  The artist stated he never looked in the direction of Fort Sumter that he did not see a shell bursting over it.” – Conrad Wise Chapman, 1898

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