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Civil War Illustrations

Major Anderson Going the Rounds at Night

Major Anderson speaking to a group of soldiers behind a row of cannons facing the water at night

Caption: The Secession War – Scenes on the Ramparts of Fort Sumter. Major Anderson Going the Rounds at Night.

Source: Illustration from New York Illustrated News, January 26, 1861, page 184.