james island

A proclamation: Whereas the enemy have invaded this state, and now occ...

Landing of Troops at James Island, South Carolina

Photographic Records Made By The National Archives

Fort Johnson, James Island, South Carolina

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Fort Johnson, James Island, looking toward Fort Sumter

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Slaves building Confederate Army fortifications at James Island, Charl...

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Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th, April 1861 afte...

Copy photograph showing a group of men in front of the damaged walls of Fort Sumter near the gorge. Mounted with two other photographs. Photograph is possibly half of a stereograph pair. Letter "A" is noted in... More

[Envelope addressed to Brig. General Taliaferro, Commanding Forces on ...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Brigadier General William Booth Taliaferro of Gen. & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 10-cent stamp. Notation: Private. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

The rebels for the Union attack on Charleston - the Confederates build...

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Doctor's certificate on death of slave Laurens while in the service of...

Picryl description: Public domain historical book on American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Map of Morris, Folly, Coles and James Islands etc., and Charleston Har...

In significantly less detail than his usual work, Sneden here shows the disposition of Confederate fortifications through out the Charleston region. Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate ... More

Letter from Peter R. Laws, James Island, S.C., to Francis Jackson Garr...

Peter Laws writes Francis Jackson Garrison relaying the tale of his journey by sea to South Carolina, and the commencement of his duties in his regiment as part of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry troops taki... More

Defences of Charleston Harbor. Fortifications on James Island

Scales 1:2000 and 1:4000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 384.6 From Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first sessi... More

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C. showing the face towards the channel

Stereograph showing a row of cannons at Fort Johnson, facing the channel. No. 3120. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil W... More

Big Bend Scenic Byway - St. James Island

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Sugar-sand and cabbage palms are silhouetted by the setting sun on St. James Island. Location: St. James Island, Florida (30.021° N 84.... More

COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT FLORIDA

James Island, Wash. (Feb. 14) -- The 44-ft. motor lifeboat (44363) lies grounded on a rocky shore at James Island, Wash. The top portion os the boat had been torn away. Rips, scratches, and several deep dents ... More

COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT FLORIDA

James Island, Wash. (Feb. 14) -- The 44-ft. motor lifeboat (44363) lies grounded on a rocky shore at James Island, Wash. The top portion of the boat had been torn away. Rips, scratches, and several deep dents ... More

COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT FLORIDA

James Island, Wash. (Feb. 14) -- The 44-ft. motor lifeboat (44363) lies grounded on a rocky shore at James Island, Wash. The top portion os the boat had been torn away. Rips, scratches, and several deep dents ... More

COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT FLORIDA

James Island, Wash. (Feb. 14) -- The 44-ft. motor lifeboat (44363) lies grounded on a rocky shore at James Island, Wash. The top portion os the boat had been torn away. Rips, scratches, and several deep dents ... More

COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT FLORIDA

James Island, Wash. (Feb. 14) -- The 44-ft. motor lifeboat (44363) lies grounded on a rocky shore at James Island, Wash. The top portion os the boat had been torn away. Rips, scratches, and several deep dents ... More

COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT FLORIDA

James Island, Wash. (Feb. 14) -- The 44-ft. motor lifeboat (44363) lies grounded on a rocky shore at James Island, Wash. The top portion of the boat had been torn away. Rips, scratches, and several deep dents ... More

James Island off the Olympic Coast

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Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Hiking in the Sol Duc - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of James Island from the beach. Public domain photograph of hiking trail, National Parks tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial view of yacht piers and slips on James Island in Charleston, So...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-6). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Life

Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Quillayute River located in La Push, Wash., prepare to rescue a swimmer sitting on rocks near James Island, Aug. 16, 2018. The Coast Guard b... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Stereo filed in LOT 4166B. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3120B) and right (LC-B811-3120A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Stereo filed in LOT 4166B. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3120B) and right (LC-B811-3120A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Letter to Lt. Col. [John] Thomas, James Island

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Letter to Colonel De Benning [Friedrich von Benning], James Island

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Letter to Colonel de [Friedrich von] Benning, Commanding on James Isla...

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Letter to Major [Alexander] Robertson, Commanding 82nd Regt., James Is...

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Letter to Col. [Friedrich] de Benning, commanding the forces on James ...

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Interior of Fort Sumpter [Sumter]. James Island in the distance.

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumpter [Sumter] in the distance

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, or cannon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, or cannon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Letter from Peter R. Laws, James Island, S.C., to Francis Jackson Garr...

Peter Laws writes Francis Jackson Garrison relaying the tale of his journey by sea to South Carolina, and the commencement of his duties in his regiment as part of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry troops taki... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Letter to Lt. Col. [John] Thomas, James Island

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Colonel de [Friedrich von] Benning, Commanding on James Isla...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Major [Alexander] Robertson, Commanding 82nd Regt., James Is...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Col. [Friedrich] de Benning, commanding the forces on James ...

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Interior of Fort Sumpter [Sumter]. James Island in the distance.

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumpter [Sumter] in the distance

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Water battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Letter from Peter R. Laws, James Island, S.C., to Francis Jackson Garr...

Peter Laws writes Francis Jackson Garrison relaying the tale of his journey by sea to South Carolina, and the commencement of his duties in his regiment as part of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry troops taki... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Letter from Peter R. Laws, James Island, S.C., to Francis Jackson Garr...

Peter Laws writes Francis Jackson Garrison relaying the tale of his journey by sea to South Carolina, and the commencement of his duties in his regiment as part of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry troops taki... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Letter from Peter R. Laws, James Island, S.C., to Francis Jackson Garr...

Peter Laws writes Francis Jackson Garrison relaying the tale of his journey by sea to South Carolina, and the commencement of his duties in his regiment as part of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry troops taki... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Letter from Peter R. Laws, James Island, S.C., to Francis Jackson Garr...

Peter Laws writes Francis Jackson Garrison relaying the tale of his journey by sea to South Carolina, and the commencement of his duties in his regiment as part of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry troops taki... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training

Marines with Range Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island participated in Operation Adrenaline Rush at the James Island County Park in Charleston, S.C., Au... More

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

[Four sketches of towns, forts, and ships]

Title devised. Inscribed as descriptions for middle image: Schooner & [torpes Bais + an?]; white; shipping & steam boats. Inscribed below two other images: James Island; Fort Pinckney. Inscribed on verso: Retur... More

[Four sketches of towns, forts, and ships]

Title devised. Inscribed as descriptions for middle image: Schooner & [torpes Bais + an?]; white; shipping & steam boats. Inscribed below two other images: James Island; Fort Pinckney. Inscribed on verso: Retur... More

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows a line of cannons at Fort Johnson, facing Charlston harbor, on James Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 201." Forms part of... More

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows a line of cannons at Fort Johnson, facing Charlston harbor, on James Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 201." Forms part of... More

Parapet of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor

Photograph shows the battery on the parapet of Castle Pinckney with a view of Charleston Harbor in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 202." Forms part... More

Parapet of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor

Photograph shows the battery on the parapet of Castle Pinckney with a view of Charleston Harbor in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 202." Forms part... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

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Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Fort Johnson, James Island, sho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Stereograph showing a row of cannons facing the channel. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (L... More

Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C., showing the face towards the channel

Stereograph showing a row of cannons facing the channel. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (L... More

Letter to Lt. Col. [John] Thomas, James Island

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Colonel De Benning [Friedrich von Benning], Commanding on Ja...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Major [Alexander] Robertson, Commanding 82nd Regt., James Is...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Colonel de [Friedrich von] Benning, Commanding on James Isla...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Col. [Friedrich] de Benning, commanding the forces on James ...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Interior of Fort Sumpter [Sumter]. James Island in the distance.

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumpter [Sumter] in the distance

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, or cannon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Letter to Lt. Col. [John] Thomas, James Island

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Major [Alexander] Robertson, Commanding 82nd Regt., James Is...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Colonel de [Friedrich von] Benning, Commanding on James Isla...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter to Col. [Friedrich] de Benning, commanding the forces on James ...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Interior of Fort Sumpter [Sumter]. James Island in the distance.

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumpter [Sumter] in the distance

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Water battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumter in distance

Photograph shows battery along the parapet of Fort Johnson on James Island. Fort Sumter in the distance in Charleston harbor. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3064. Forms part of: Visual materials from th... More

Fort Johnson, James Island. Fort Sumter in distance

Photograph shows battery along the parapet of Fort Johnson on James Island. Fort Sumter in the distance in Charleston harbor. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3064. Forms part of: Visual materials from th... More

Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter in the distance. James Island, March, 1865

Photograph shows the battery at Fort Johnson on James Island in Charleston harbor.

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Stereograph showing rows of cannons and carts facing the channel at Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter is in the distance. No. 3064. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Photo att... More

Water Battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Stereograph showing rows of cannons and carts facing the channel at Fort Johnson. Fort Sumter is in the distance. No. 3064. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Photo att... More