FORT SUMTER IN RUINS.
Files
Creator Role
publisher
Description
Steel engraving: ""Fort Sumter In Ruins."" In the foreground, there is a depiction of the ocean with birds flying overhead. In the center of the image, Fort Sumner is depicted as heavily damaged. There is smoke coming off the stone structure. There is also a large sections that are depicted as having collapsed. There is also an American flag above the stone structure.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1874-77
Measurement
7 1/2"" X 11""
Materials and Techniques Display
lithographic engraving (printing process)
Inscription
recto, bottom: "FORT SUMTER IN RUINS."
Subjects
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Siege, 1861; South Carolina--Politics and government--1861-1865
Work Type
lithographic engravings (prints)
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
Removed from Cassell�s History of the United States, volume 3.
ID
1334
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.