- Date:
- April 14, 1865
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- MES13985
Flag Raising Ceremony at Fort Sumter
Here is Fort Sumter exactly four years after the flag had been lost during the first engagement of the Civil War. Here, beyond the battered walls of the lost, flag-draped Union ships ride at anchor, ready to fire their salutes when the grand old banner is raised.