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(CIVIL WAR—PHOTOGRAPHS.) Brady, Mathew; photographer.
Group of 3
portraits of Civil War officers.
Albumen photographs, about 3
1
/
2
x 2
1
/
4
inches, on
mounts with Brady or E. & H.T. Anthony backstamps; various conditions.
New York, circa 1861-65
[400/600]
[Major-General John Sedgwick.] Foxed with minor wear; on Anthony mount from a Brady
negative * [Commander George Washington Rogers of the Catskill.] Corners clipped; pencil
caption on verso; Anthony mount from a Brady negative * [Brigadier General William Woods
Averell.] Captioned “Averill” in image, and in pencil on verso; Brady backmark and revenue
stamp.
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(CIVIL WAR—PHOTOGRAPHS.) Foster, Henry C.; photographer.
Fort
Sumter after 400 Days of Bombardment.
Albumen photograph, 8 x 10 inches,
backed by early paper; moderate edge wear; captioned in ink on recto with gift inscription,
and inscribed in pencil on verso “Taken by H.C. Foster, Photographer, M.I., S.C.”
Morris Island, SC, October 1864
[1,000/1,500]
A haunting depiction of Fort Sumter, which the Confederates captured in 1861 to launch the
war. The Union forces (including the famous 54th Massachusetts Infantry) captured nearby
Morris Island in July 1863 and commenced a long bombardment of the fort. Though it was
reduced almost to rubble, it remained in Confederate hands when this photograph was taken in
October 1864, and was not recaptured until February 1865. The Morris Island beach can be
seen in the foreground.
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