Letter, 1863 November 3, Talcott to Brooks
National Park Service
Item Details
CreatorTalcott
Dates
Date Created
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LanguageEnglish
Letter to Brooks from Talcott, including detailed information on Parrott guns in Fort Putnam (Gregg), Battery Chatfield, and Fort Strong (Wagner). Facts are provided for each gun, such as the date of bursting, number of rounds fired before bursting, the number of pieces each gun burst into, and how far the pieces were thrown. Descriptions of any fractures are provided, as well as other observations on the conditions of the guns after bursting.
Transcription[Letter, continued] with reference to which I can be of use to you I am yours to command. Very Truly Yours; Edwd. N. Kirk Talcott. I fear you will consider this an amalgamation letter, business and other matters are so promiscously mixed up in it-Morris Isle Nov. 6, 1863
TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
Physical Descriptions
Mediumcommercial correspondence
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks446_022_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/929B838DB6299839FC38C90CADC026F7
Batch ID20180328174717