Group of Guns and Gun Carriages Dismantled by Major Anderson at Fort Moultrie—
Drawn by an Officer of His Command
Image published in Harper’s Weekly, January 26, 1861
Description from Fort Moultrie 1809-1930—A Chronological List of Maps & Photos:
Crude woodcut depicting the guns lining Moultrie’s Southwest Angle — those which could most easily be fired at Fort Sumter — lying dismounted amid the charred remnants of their burnt barbette-carriages, after these had been torched by a detachment of the departing Federal garrison under Capt. John G. Foster. This particular engraving was based upon an eyewitness sketch “drawn by an officer” of Major Anderson’s command — possibly the surgeon Capt. Samuel Wylie Crawford, who himself participated in this act of sabotage.
Note: the few loose cannonballs strewn about on Moultrie’s overgrown terreplein, as well as the antebellum sentry-box standing at right, with a shovel propped up against it.
Source: Original woodcut engraving printed atop page 53 of the January 26, 1861 edition of “Harper’s Weekly” (Volume V, Number 213), available in many university and public libraries, as well as in private collections.
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Mike’s notes:
Note – This image has been digitally adjusted for one or more of the following:
– fade correction,
– color, contrast, and/or saturation enhancement
– selected spot and/or scratch removal
– cropped for composition and/or to accentuate subject