Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor - Currier & Ives

ICHi-022041

Title: Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor Description: Lithograph titled Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor. Depicts the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, April 1861, that opened the American Civil War. A Confederate artillery battery fires across Charleston Harbor towards the Union-held fort in the background. Date Depicted: 1861 Creator: Currier & Ives Creator Role: publisher Physical Format: lithographs Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-022041 Accession Number: x.2459.2004 Acquisition Source: Gift of Charles B. Pike Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Other Storage Location: Broadsides? Max Pixels - Width: 5500 Max Pixels - Height: 4066 Help improve this content