Facts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
National Park Service
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TitleFacts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
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This resource is part of a series
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Notes by Major Brooks regarding the Siege Operations against defenses of Charleston Harbor, including information on earth works, bombproofs and splinterproofs, Parrott rifles, mortars, boat infantry, look intos, and shot proof parapets. Stevens Battery, James Island, Morris Island, Block Isle, and Folly Island are mentioned.
Transcription8; For service in the [bayous or rivers?] in this [Departure?] guns and mortars [????] be mounted on rafts or [????] which could be moved with the tides in the [bayous?]. At any [????] high tide the banks would partial protect their cover and the [????] with the ease by which they can [????] peace would render [????]. Palmetto parapet would protect the crews from sharp shooters. The floats should be defended by boat infantry [????].
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.)
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Mediummilitary records
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_010
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/F222B115D075423D2D2F1B19EAFAE5A7
Batch ID20180328174717