Letter, Brooks to Strahan, Caldwell, and Shaw, with Shaw's reports in response [Verso]

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TitleLetter, Brooks to Strahan, Caldwell, and Shaw, with Shaw's reports in response [Verso]
This resource is part of a series 
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900; Shaw
CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
Letter to Strahan, Caldwell, & Shaw from Brooks, requesting to know the number of rounds at which each of their pieces failed at. Shaw reports that 375 Rounds were fired from his first Parrot before it became disabled, and that information from Strahan and Caldwell cannot be sent because they are out of camp, or absent from their post, respectively.
TranscriptionCapt. [Captain] Strahan, Caldwell and Shaw; 3rd R. I. H. A.; Morris Isle S. C. [South Carolina]
LocationsMorris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.71573,-79.89037)
TopicsArtillery operations
South Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Physical Descriptions
Mediumcommercial correspondence
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks437_013_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/DAF271274E82014B983943D40E70EF7A
Batch ID20180328174717
RightsU.S. Government Work Learn More

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