The Ordnance armory, Charleston, S.C. - the volunteer troops trying the arms - from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston, S.C. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with The Ordnance armory, Charleston, S.C. - the volunteer troops trying the arms - from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston, S.C., an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Ordnance armory, Charleston, S.C. - the volunteer troops trying the arms - from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston, S.C.
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This wood engraving shows volunteer troops testing firearms at the ordnance armory in Charleston, South Carolina, drawn from a sketch by one of the newspaper's special artists stationed in the city. It appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* in February 1861, weeks after South Carolina seceded in December 1860 and state militia took control of the federal arsenal there. The scene reflects the rapid arming of local volunteer companies in those months, when the city was preparing for a conflict that had not yet begun. The engraving is a useful view of the military activity in Charleston at the start of the Civil War.
| Created / published | 1861 |
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| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and from looking at the item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 273 (1861 Feb. 16), p. 205 (bottom of page). Caption card tracings: C.W.--Forts; U.S. Hist.; Geogr.; Forts. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,143 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172321 |
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