Library of Congress
South Carolina Civil War Photographs
469 photographs in this state - page 3 of 8
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![[Large group of slaves(?) standing in front of buildings on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cph/3b10000/3b15000/3b15200/3b15290_150px.jpg#h=147&w=150)

![[Charleston, S.C. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson and Henry Ward Beecher present]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/02400/02468_150px.jpg#h=150&w=139)
![[Hilton Head, S.C. Dock built by Federal troops]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00764_150px.jpg#h=150&w=126)
![[Brick Church, near Frogmore, St. Helena, South Carolina]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04300/04342_150px.jpg#h=113&w=150)

![Beaufort, South Carolina. Shooting [i.e., Shouting] party on J.J. Smith's plantation](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00738_150px.jpg#h=150&w=126)

![[Beaufort, S.C. Gen. Isaac I. Stevens on same porch]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00756_150px.jpg#h=150&w=120)




![[Port Royal Island, S.C. African Americans preparing cotton for the gin on Smith's plantation]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00747_150px.jpg#h=150&w=137)




![[View in South Carolina]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpbh/03300/03368_150px.jpg#h=150&w=119)
![[Beaufort, S.C. Gen. Isaac I. Stevens (seated) and staff on porch of a house]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00755_150px.jpg#h=150&w=138)
![[Beaufort, S.C. Robert Barnwell Rhett's house]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00740_150px.jpg#h=150&w=126)





![[Brick Church, near Frogmore, St. Helena, South Carolina]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04300/04344_150px.jpg#h=117&w=150)


![[Union soldiers on deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire, off Charleston, S.C.]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpbh/03300/03354_150px.jpg#h=150&w=120)
![[Port Royal Island, S.C. Coosaw Ferry; battleground of January 1, 1862, in the distance]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/00700/00793_150px.jpg#h=150&w=126)

![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Brown. Burst Gun]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04740_150px.jpg#h=95&w=150)
![[Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. The "Marsh Battery" or "Swamp Angel" after the explosion, August 22, 1863]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04738_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![Interior Views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/ppmsca/35400/35438_150px.jpg#h=150&w=140)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04724_150px.jpg#h=95&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. 300-pounder Parrott Rifle after bursting of muzzle]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04727_150px.jpg#h=95&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04754_150px.jpg#h=98&w=150)

![Interior view of Fort Sumter in 1864 [i.e. 1863]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/ppmsca/35400/35435_150px.jpg#h=80&w=150)


![Confederate artillery near Charleston, S.C. in 1861 [i.e. 1863]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/ppmsca/35400/35428_150px.jpg#h=136&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Full Sap]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04731_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. The "rogue's march" drumming a thief out of camp]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04762_150px.jpg#h=98&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp scene]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04746_150px.jpg#h=97&w=150)

![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Rosecrans. Three 100-pounder Parrot Rifles. Breaching battery against Fort Sumter]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04734_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery Hays. One 8-inch Parrot Rifle dismounted. Breaching battery against Fort Sumter]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04729_150px.jpg#h=97&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified artillery unit]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04758_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified artillery unit]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04753_150px.jpg#h=98&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Headquarters of field officer of the trenches. Second parallel]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04728_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04751_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04748_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. General Quincy A. Gillmore in front of his tent]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04759_150px.jpg#h=95&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. 300-pounder Parrott Rifle after bursting of muzzle]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04726_150px.jpg#h=95&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04750_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. Two men in front of tent]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04761_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Fleet offshore]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04757_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)
![[Morris Island, South Carolina. First Parallel]](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cwpb/04700/04722_150px.jpg#h=96&w=150)