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[Charleston, S.C. Fort Sumter, from the sand-bar]

Fort Sumter seen low across the sand-bar at the mouth of Charleston Harbor.

The negative behind the plate published in this collection as Fort Sumter from the Sand-Bar. The Library of Congress names Barnard as photographer in its catalog record, which makes this one of only two photographs in the April 1865 Fort Sumter group with a creator in the catalog at all.

The record

Title, as cataloged[Charleston, S.C. Fort Sumter, from the sand-bar]
PhotographerGeorge N. Barnard
AttributionVerified
Date, as cataloged1865 April.
PlaceFort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
Controlling forceUnion-held
Processwet collodion glass negative
Formatstereograph negative (2 plates)
Negative or printnegative
CollectionCivil war photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress)
Call numberLC-B811- 3047 [P&P]; LOT 4166-C (corresponding photographic print)
Reproduction numberLC-DIG-cwpb-02290 (left half)
RepositoryLibrary of Congress
Credit lineCivil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
RightsNo known restrictions on publication
Rights advisory, verbatimNo known restrictions on publication. For information, see “Civil war photographs, 1861-1865,” http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/120_cwar.html
Catalog recordhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018666883/
ConfidenceVerified
Last verified2026-08-30

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