Second Battle of Fort Sumter

September 1863 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Grimball's Landing 1863
  
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  Battle of James Island 1862
  
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  Battle of Legareville
  
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  Battle of Simmon's Bluff 1862
  
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  Battle of Stono Ferry 1779
  
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  Battle of Sullivan's Island 1776
  
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  Siege of Charleston 1780
  

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1863-07-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of Grimball's Landing

1862-06-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of James Island

1862-06-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of Simmon's Bluff

1779-06-20T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stono Ferry

1776-06-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sullivan's Island

1780-05-12T00:00:00Z

Siege of Charleston

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Alfred Moore Rhett

Appearance of Fort Sumter on Sunday afternoon, August 23d, 1863, sketched from the "Beacon house" on Morris Island (5120567669)

Charleston, S.C. Site of the night attack on Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863 LOC cwpb.02294

Conrad Wise Chapman - Fort Sumter Gun Gallery, Dec. 8, 1863

ExplodingShellATFortSumter1863

ExteriorViewFtSumter1865

FTSumterEastBarracksSep1863a

FTSumterSep1863a

FortSumter1865

Fort Sumter, December 9th 1863, View of entrance to Three Gun Bat'y LCCN2004661292

InteriorViewFtSumter1864

Interior view of Fort Sumter in 1864 (i.e. 1863) taken by a Confederate photographer LCCN2013651619

Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 (showing debris) LCCN2003669879

Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 (showing debris) LCCN2003669880

Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 (showing debris) LCCN2003669881

The Interior of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, after a Continuous Bombardment by the Federal Batteries on Morris Island

The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14782596043)

The Bombardment of Fort Sumter, April 7, 1863.

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Grimball's Landing	1863	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of James Island	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Legareville		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Simmon's Bluff	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Stono Ferry	1779	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Sullivan's Island	1776	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Charleston	1780	siege		Wikidata
image	3c19576u (17291028165)	2015			Wikimedia
image	Alfred Moore Rhett				Wikimedia
image	"Beacon%20house"%20on%20Morris%20Island%20(5120567669).jpg Appearance of Fort Sumter on Sunday afternoon, August 23d, 1863, sketched from the "Beacon house" on Morris Island (5120567669)	2010			Wikimedia
image	Charleston, S.C. Site of the night attack on Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863 LOC cwpb.02294	1865			Wikimedia
image	Conrad Wise Chapman - Fort Sumter Gun Gallery, Dec. 8, 1863				Wikimedia
image	ExplodingShellATFortSumter1863	1863			Wikimedia
image	ExteriorViewFtSumter1865	1865			Wikimedia
image	FTSumterEastBarracksSep1863a	1863			Wikimedia
image	FTSumterSep1863a	1863			Wikimedia
image	FortSumter1865	1863			Wikimedia
image	Fort Sumter, December 9th 1863, View of entrance to Three Gun Bat'y LCCN2004661292	1864			Wikimedia
image	InteriorViewFtSumter1864	1864			Wikimedia
image	Interior view of Fort Sumter in 1864 (i.e. 1863) taken by a Confederate photographer LCCN2013651619				Wikimedia
image	Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 (showing debris) LCCN2003669879	1864			Wikimedia
image	Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 (showing debris) LCCN2003669880	1864			Wikimedia
image	Interior view of Fort Sumter, S.C. in 1864 (showing debris) LCCN2003669881	1864			Wikimedia
image	The Interior of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, after a Continuous Bombardment by the Federal Batteries on Morris Island	1863			Wikimedia
image	The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14782596043)	1911			Wikimedia
image	"The%20Bombardment%20of%20Fort%20Sumter,%20April%207,%201863.".jpg The Bombardment of Fort Sumter, April 7, 1863.	1863			Wikimedia