Shot on Fort Moultrie is a painting by Matthew Brady which was uploaded on December 15th, 2021.
Shot on Fort Moultrie
Furnace used for making red-hot shot inside of Fort Moultrie. In December 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union, and the Federal... more
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Shot on Fort Moultrie
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Matthew Brady
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Painting
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Furnace used for making red-hot shot inside of Fort Moultrie. In December 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union, and the Federal garrison abandoned Fort Moultrie for the stronger Sumter. Three and a half months later, Confederate troops shelled Sumter into submission, plunging the nation into civil war. In April 1863, Federal iron-Clads and shore batteries began a 20-month bombardment of Sumter and Moultrie, yet Charleston's defenses held. When the Confederate army evacuated the city in February 1865, Fort Sumter was little more than a pile of rubble and Fort Moultrie lay hidden under the band of sand that protected its walls from Federal shells. The new rifled cannon used during the Civil War had demolished the brick-walled fortifications.
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December 15th, 2021
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