1872 Birdseye View of Charleston Charles Town and can be purchased as

and can be purchased as either an 8x10 or 11x14 print

Fort Wagner was the target of the famous Union charge by the 54th Massachusetts

or other images as you might wish

shows the Charleston Harbor and its approaches

1872 Birdseye View of Charleston Charles Town and can be purchased asThis 1872 Birdseye View map of Charleston shows a city much changed from its pre war vitality. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, Charleston was a city in ruins. It had vacant buildings and damaged homes, wharves that were decayed and rotten, deserted warehouses, overgrown gardens, a high number of orphans and widows, poverty, and little cultural identity. The Civil War had taken its toll on South Carolina, particularly Charleston. South Carolinas