1861: the Civil War awakening

A banner at daybreak: Charleston Harbor, December 1860

Wide awake: Boston, October 1860

The old gentlemen: Washington, January 1861

Forces of nature: central Ohio, February 1861

A shot in the dark: Charleston Harbor, April 1861

The volunteer: lower Manhattan, April 1861

Gateways to the west: Lower Carson River, Nevada Territory, May 1861

The crossing: Washington, May 1861

Freedom's fortress: Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 1861

Independence Day: Washington, D.C., July 1861.