O'Sullivan, Timothy H. (1840-1882) Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Dismounted gun
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0257 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H. (1840-1882) Place Written: Wilmington, North Carolina Type: Photograph Date: January 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 25.4 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Image looks out from the fort over the beach and water. A heavy artillery piece has been destroyed on the right hand side of the image. To the left of the carriage, against the parapet are stands of unfired grape shot. The Y shaped lines in the middle of the image were probably caused by a cracked negative. Fort Fisher was held by the Confederates until two battles with the Union, one in December of 1864 and the next the following January, when it was captured.
Title and other information from Library of Congress entry, see https://www.loc.gov/item/cwp2003004625/PP/.
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