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Torn in Two: The Confederate bombardment and Union surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the Civil War. Since the city remained under Confederate control throughout the war, it continued to be an objective of Union military strategy. Appealing to a northern audience following the Union army’s attempts to regain South Carolina’s primary port, Boston publisher Louis Prang issued four undated variations of this map. Each focused on Fort Sumter, surrounded by concentric circles at half-mile intervals, as if marking it a target for Union aggression. Published in 1863, this version documented Union operations from April to September, which included the heroic but disastrous assault on Fort Wagner by the Massachusetts 54th, the African-American regiment led by Robert Shaw, on July 18.
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Document identity
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cj82m2534
label
Sketch of Charleston Harbor
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
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cj82m2534
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Sketch of Charleston Harbor
description
Torn in Two: The Confederate bombardment and Union surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the Civil War. Since the city remained under Confederate control throughout the war, it continued to be an objective of Union military strategy. Appealing to a northern audience following the Union army’s attempts to regain South Carolina’s primary port, Boston publisher Louis Prang issued four undated variations of this map. Each focused on Fort Sumter, surrounded by concentric circles at half-mile intervals, as if marking it a target for Union aggression. Published in 1863, this version documented Union operations from April to September, which included the heroic but disastrous assault on Fort Wagner by the Massachusetts 54th, the African-American regiment led by Robert Shaw, on July 18.
date
["[1860?–1869?]"]
year
1860
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006551
creators
Williams, W. A., 19th cent
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fortification--South Carolina--Charleston
Charleston Harbor (S.C.)--History--19th century--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Charleston
Charleston (county)
Charleston Harbor
North and Central America
South Carolina
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
South Carolina
county
Charleston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
L. Prang & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
32.75
schema:longitude
-79.8833
extent
1 map : col. ; 24 x 25 cm.
notes
Shows fortifications, street pattern of Charleston, vegetation, and a few soundings.
Insets: Castle Pinckney. 7 x 5 cm-Fort Sumpter [sic]. 7 x 6 cm-Fort Moultrie. 5 x 6 cm.
Description derived from published bibliography.
Variant showing the earthworks on James Island curving from near the coast to the Batt. Royal and includes additional sites and military information.
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no
dcId
cj82m2534
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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eb3496c0730c4574