View of the Ramparts of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, S. C
from a Photograph by _____ Luce, Esq.1,2,3
Wood engraving of Moultrie’s rampart and the nearby harbor-beacon. Although originally published in the January 5, 1861 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper in New York City — by which date Fort Moultrie had already undergone significant alterations, and been strengthened through erection of additional defenses by its beleaguered Federal garrison, before being abandoned to South Carolinian forces — this peaceful scene depicts the antebellum fort as it had appeared prior to the Secession Crisis and threat of war.4
- “Fort Moultrie Rampart.” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. January 5, 1891.
- Special handed-tinted off-prints were also sold separately from the weekly newspapers. Numerous originals are held today by public institutions and in private collections.
- 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 - Battlefields in Motion – Fort Moultrie 1809-1930 – A Chronological List of Maps & Photos. Accessed December 25, 2020. http://moultrie.battlefieldsinmotion.com/Old-Photos-and-Maps.html.