Fort Moultrie on the Site of Old Fort Sullivan
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto
Accession Number
1963.6.34
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Fort Moultrie on the Site of Old Fort Sullivan** *Ernest C. Peixotto, 1897, Drawing* Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto Ernest C. Peixotto's delicate 1897 drawing beautifully captures Fort Moultrie, perched on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina, where sandy beaches meet historic fortifications. Originally known as Fort Sullivan, this site played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. In 1776, Colonel William Moultrie's palmetto-log defenses repelled a British naval assault, marking one of the war's first major patriot victories and earning the fort its...