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

Forts Sumter & Johnson, March 15, 1864.

March 15, 2014

Miscellaneous document sources,Paintings of Conrad Wise Chapman

Forts Sumter & Johnson, March 15, 1864 - by Conrad Wise Chapman

Painting by Conrad Wise Chapman.

“Shows mail boat going from one fort to the other.  A good view of Fort Moultrie can be had from this point.  A shell would be thrown over the fort about every five minutes.”  – Conrad Wise Chapman, 1898

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