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Description	English: Two Parrott rifles inside Union Battery Stevens on Morris Island began firing upon Confederate fortifications on August 19, 1863 during the Siege of Fort Sumter. Battery Stevens was constructed between July 27 and August 17 with the work being done at night to avoid exposure to Confederate fire.
Date	On or after August 19, 1863
Source	The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Five, Forts and Artillery. The Review of Reviews Co., New York. 1911. p. 111.
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author

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