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On deck of the U.S.S. Pawnee--off Charleston, S.C. – Antique Wall Art

On deck of the U.S.S. Pawnee--off Charleston, S.C., [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later] — historic photograph
On deck of the U.S.S. Pawnee--off Charleston, S.C., [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]. Historic photograph from the Charleston collection.

(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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On deck of the U.S.S. Pawnee--off Charleston, S.C.

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Taken from the deck of the U.S. Navy steam sloop Pawnee, this view shows the artillery the ship carried while on duty off Charleston, South Carolina. The city was a central target of Union naval operations, and it was where the war began with the shelling of Fort Sumter in April 1861, so warships stationed offshore were a constant presence there. The photograph dates from between 1861 and 1865 but was printed later, and it appeared in Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War, a multivolume compilation published around 1911 that gathered wartime images for later readers.

Created / published[photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]
GenrePhotographic prints 1860-1910.
NotesCivil War Photograph Collection. Published in: Miller's photographic history of the Civil War, vol. 6, p. 93.
SubjectsPawnee (Ship)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations--Union. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,461 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165943

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