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1860–1865

Charleston in the War

A photographic reference for the city that opened the Civil War. Every plate is paired with its original master scan, pinned to the place it was made, and traced to the repository that holds it.

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90Plates

28Places

12No longer standing

4Events

From the collection

George Norman Barnard — George Norman Barnard1861–1865

Haas & Peale — Haas & Peale1861–1865

Osborn & Durbec — Osborn & Durbec1861–1865

Legacy of a Fire — Legacy of a Fire1861–1865

Robert Anderson — Robert Anderson1861–1865

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard — Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard1861–1865

John C. Calhoun — John C. Calhoun1861–1865

Grave of John C. Calhoun — Grave of John C. Calhoun1861–1865 · St. Philip’s Church