Drawing of details of siege operation, envelope
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Drawing of details of siege operation (written on envelope)
Facts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
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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.
Report, relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege
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Report of general observations and conclusions relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege of the defense of Charleston. Brooks writes about the effectiveness of 8-inch shells, and that shells falling at a high angle are the only projectiles available against the earth works built on this coast. He writes that black troops will do more work than white troops and will have far less sickness. The siege of Sebastopol is also mentioned.
Envelope:Â Experiments relating to Boats [Verso]
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Front & back of envelope containing the words 'Experiments relating to Boats'
List of geographical localities, relating to steamers
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List of geographical localities relating to Steamers, such as 'Boston', 'New York', etc. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
Plan and sketches by Wilcken, of splinter proof and main magazine observatory
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Plan and sketches of splinter proof and main magazine observatory in the 2nd Parallel, by Wilcken
Facts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
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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.
Report, relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege
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Report of general observations and conclusions relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege of the defense of Charleston. Brooks writes about the effectiveness of 8-inch shells, and that shells falling at a high angle are the only projectiles available against the earth works built on this coast. He writes that black troops will do more work than white troops and will have far less sickness. The siege of Sebastopol is also mentioned.
List of action commands relating to steamers
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List of actions relating to steamers, such as 'Attention', 'Get ready for action', etc. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
Letter, 1862 April 3, General Hunters, Headquarters Department of the South (Hilton Head)
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Letter, Brooks to Strahan, Caldwell, and Shaw, with Shaw's reports in response [Verso]
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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.
Envelope for papers relating to position and pay of engineers [Verso]
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Report on premature explosion of a new lot of shells, and bursting of guns
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Brief report on the premature explosion of a new lot of shells, and bursting of guns. States that Lt. Talcott is confident that the bursting is the fault of the shell, not of the gun.
Report on endurance of Parrott rifles in bombardment of Sumter [Recto]
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Report detailing the number of service rounds at which specific 100 and 200 Pdr Parrott guns burst. Possibly by Mordecae.
General questions and answers, relating to steamers
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List of General Questions and Answers, relating to Steamers, such as 'Where are you from?', 'Where are you bound?', etc. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
Letter, Brooks to Strahan, Caldwell, and Shaw, with Shaw's reports in response [Recto]
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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.
Diagram of sap construction and equipment, including sap roller
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Set of diagrams, notes, and mathematical equations showing sap construction and equipment, including sap roller. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
Drawing by Courory?, of 10-inch Sea Coast mortar platform
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Drawing by Courory? of 10-inch Sea Coast mortar platform. Possiby by Courory.
Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 14
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Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, memo, August 24 - September 7 1863
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Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 1
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Major Brooks' Journal of Siege Work, Morris Island, July to September 1863, page 6
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Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 13
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Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 4
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Envelope: Interesting general & special orders, War Department of the South [Verso]
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Front & back of envelope containing the words, 'Interesting General & Special Orders, War Department of the South, 1863-64'
Major Brooks' Journal of Siege Work, Morris Island, July to September 1863, page 7
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Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 5
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