New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Dismounted and Spiked Gun, Fort Johnson, James Island, South Carolina

ArtistAttributed to Selmar Rush Seibert (American, 1826 - 1909)

CultureAmerican

Date1865

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (17.1 x 21.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.85

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This photograph shows two cannons by the water. One cannon is shown from the side and set stationary, while the other one is seen from behind pointing away from the camera, and is set on wheels to easily maneuver. To the right side is a small sloping hill. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextUnknown American Dismounted and Spiked Gun, Fort Johnson, Jones Island, South Carolina, 1865 Albumen print Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.85Exhibition History'Recent Photography Acquistions," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 12, 2008. Published ReferencesConstance Sullivan, eds., _Landscapes of the Civil War: Newly Discovered Photographs from the Medford Historical Society_, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995, 24-25, 141.