'The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett.

'The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett.

2-710-119 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Attack of Fort Sumter', (1878). Fort Sumter in South Carolina was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861. The following day the Union garrison surrendered. The Confederacy then held the fort until 17 February 1865. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 3, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1878]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Albert Bobbett, attributed to: American: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. Felix Octavius Carr Darley: American: Artist, painter, illustrator
People Related
  1. Benson John Lossing: American: Author, writer, historian, engraver, artist, printmaker
  2. Johnson & Miles: American: Publisher, publishers, publishing house

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States South Carolina Charleston Charleston

  1. 32 46 00 N , 079 55 00 W

World North and Central America United States South Carolina

  1. 34 00 00 N , 080 00 00 W

World North and Central America United States North Carolina

  1. 35 30 00 N , 080 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Locations & Buildings Other

History & Politics Other

People Other

History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5380x3742
File Size : 58,981kb


Aliases

  1. 0580049451
  1. 2-710-119
  1. 2710119

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