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![Bombardment of Fort Sumter and adjacent forts by the Union Fleet inCharleston Harbor theb4153.jpg Bombardment of Fort Sumter and adjacent forts by the Union Fleet inCharleston Harbor](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_theb4153.jpg?itok=red63CYG)
Description
Bombardment of Fort Sumter and adjacent forts by the Union Fleet inCharleston Harbor.
Display Date
1863 April 7
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
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