Commissioned by General P.G.T. Beauregard, this print from the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies depicts the condition of Forts Moultrie and Sumter after their capture by South Carolina Forces In April, 1861.  The firing on Fort Sumter is considered by many to be the event that triggered the Civil War. Remarkable as to detail, the actual patterns and types of cannon are easily discernable to the trained eye.  $60.00

Also from the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, the print contains plans of some of the Mobile, AL and Petersburg, VA defensive works. A portion of the print depicts the rifled artillery projectiles used by both sides during the Civil War.  This is a must for the serious artillery collector. $30.00

Harper's Weekly wood cut print depicting Forts Hatteras and Clark at Hatteras Inlet, NC.  Both forts fell to a Union combined Army/Navy force on 29 August 1861.  $40.00

Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, Georgia.  The Confederate flag flies defiantly atop the parapet of this formidable Third System Fort. $30.00

Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War depiction of the shelling of Fort Sumter by a battery manned by South Carolina forces on April 13, 1861.  This is the point in history that dictated the course of events in America over the following four years.  $45.00

"A ten-inch Columbiad mounted as a mortar at Fort Sumter.  From Harper's Weekly, this print was drawn before the shelling of Sumter on April 13, 1861. $30.00

Johnson's New Military Mapof the United States Showing the Forts, Military Posts & All the Military Divisions with Enlarged Plans of Southrn Harbors.  Dated 1861, this map depicts the forts and harbors in the south when most were seized by the various state governors.  Charleston Harbor, Savannah River, Key West, Pensacola Bay, New Orleans, and Mobile Bay - They're all there and in vivid detail. Minor fold separation at bottom center and a pair of pencil diameter blemishes are all to distract.  The true Civil War enthusiast should have this on his wall. $195.00

Hand-colored print of Fort Pickens, AL from Harper's. Excellent condition. $30.00

Interior of Fort Pickens, AL from Harper's Weekly, July 27, 1861.  Excellent hand-colored print.  $35.00

The Confederate"Floating Battery" in action during the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 13, 1861 from The Soldier in our Civil War."  Excellent hand-colored print.  $30.00

"Bombardment of Fort Macon."  From an April, 1862 Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War.  Excellent depiction of the siege batteries hidden behind the sand hills befor Fort Macon, NC.  Needless to say, the fort was compelled to capitulate not long after Union siege operations began. $25.00

Federal fleet bombarding Forts Jackson and St. Philip on its way to New Orleans.  Once past these formidable bastions, the sailing was easy for Farragut's armada. Very fine hand-colored print, presumably by Harper's Weekly. $30.00

All prints on this page may be purchased for $450.00