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

Battery Simpkins–February 25, 1864

February 25, 2014

Miscellaneous document sources,Paintings of Conrad Wise Chapman

Battery Simpkins, Charleston, SC

 

Painting by Conrad Wise Chapman.

“Shows Morris Island, and one of the batteries on James Island, which was opposite Sullivan’s Island. Men may be seen coming up with ammunition.” – Conrad Wise Chapman, 1898

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