Civil War Photography Archives

150th Anniversary of the Firing on Fort Sumter

150th Anniversary of the Firing on Fort Sumter


To say this has been a long week would be like comparing the sun to a struck match head. I have driven all over the area from Ft. Johnson on James Island, through Downtown Charleston, Patriots Point, and all the way down to Fort Moultrie. I spent 14 hours a day shooting photos and an [...]

Photographing the 146th Anniversary of the Skirmish at Gamble's Hotel

Photographing the 146th Anniversary of the Skirmish at Gamble’s Hotel


To say this weekend was an amazing event would be an understatement. So imagine would it would be for me to say it was also an incredible photographic opportunity? I came up to Florence, South Carolina to find the Rankin Plantation and the 146th Anniversary of the Skirmish at Gamble’s Hotel reenactment. Along the way, [...]

Photographing the 146th Anniversary of the Fall of Ft. Anderson

Photographing the 146th Anniversary of the Fall of Ft. Anderson


Although this was only the 146th anniversary of the battle that brought down Ft. Anderson during the Civil War, I thought this would be a good time to practice my photography. And I was right: this was a great event to get my feet wet, so to speak. I learned a lot about how Civil [...]