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South Carolina Research Resources: Civil War in South Carolina

Civil War

Images of the Civil War in South Carolin

The War in America: The Federals shelling the city of Charleston, contemporary illustration from 'The Illustrated London News' (engraving)  © Bridgeman Images 2014

The War in America: The Federals shelling the city of Charleston, contemporary illustration from 'The Illustrated London News' (engraving)

From Bridgeman Images: Peter Newark American PicturesCredit: The War in America: The Federals shelling the city of Charleston, contemporary illustration from 'The Illustrated London News' (engraving), English School, (19th century) (after) / Private Collection / Peter Newark American Pictures / The Bridgeman Art Library

Notice announcing that South Carolina will leave the United States 1860  © Bridgeman Images 2014

Notice announcing that South Carolina will leave the United States, published in the Abbeville Banner Extra, 1860 (litho)

From Bridgeman Images: Peter Newark American PicturesCredit: Notice announcing that South Carolina will leave the United States, published in the Abbeville Banner Extra, 1860 (litho), American School, (19th century) / Private Collection / Peter Newark American Pictures / The Bridgeman Art Library

The Charleston Zouave Cadets of the Confederate Army, 1861 © Bridgeman Images 2014

The Charleston Zouave Cadets of the Confederate Army, 1861 (b/w photo)

From Bridgeman Images: Peter Newark American PicturesCredit: The Charleston Zouave Cadets of the Confederate Army, 1861 (b/w photo), American Photographer, (19th century) / Private Collection / Peter Newark Military Pictures / The Bridgeman Art Library

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour

From Bridgeman Images: The Bridgeman Art LibraryCredit: Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, 12th & 13th April 1861, pub. by Currier & Ives (colour litho), American School, (19th century) / Private Collection / The Bridgeman Art Library