Hamilton's Floating Battery Moored at the End of Sullivan's Island the Night Before They Opened Fire upon Fort Sumter
Object type: Carte-de-visite
Department: Photographs
Artist: Edward Anthony|Alma A. Pelot|Jesse H. Bolles
Artist bio: American, 1818–1888|American, active Charleston, South Carolina, 1850s–1860s|American, active Charleston, South Corlina, 1850s–1860s
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: American|American|American
Date: April 1861
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 1 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (5 × 7.9 cm)
Mount: 3 3/8 in. × 4 3/4 in. (8.5 × 12 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit line: Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession year: 2005
Tags: American Civil War