Information from General Turner obtained by Brooks, on the use of siege mortars and battery
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Information obtained by Brooks from General Turner on the use of siege mortars and battery, etc.
Orders and dispatches, relating to steamers
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List of orders and dispatches relating to Steamers, such as 'Have you orders?', etc. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
Table of distances, Charleston SC
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The first table is a table of distances of various Batteries of the approaches to Fort Wagner from certain active batteries of the Enemy which resisted the attack. The second table is of distances in Charleston harbor and the vicinity, taken from the U. S. Coast Survey Map, and compiled by Lieutenant Talcott.
Iron embrasure casing, drawings and description
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Description and drawings by Lorigan representing an appliance or casing to Embrasures. Lorigan writes that during the Siege of Forts Sumter, Wagner and Gregg on Morris Island SC, experience had shown that hides and similar coverings were insufficient to protect the work, and a Boiler plate casing was first suggested and tried with complete success, by Major T. B. Brooks.
Code of Signals for Steam Whistles, by Brooks [Recto]
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Code of signals for steam whistles, by Brooks. Includes signals for maneuvering, such as go, stop, can you come to my assistance, etc.
Warnings, relating to steamers
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List of warnings relating to Steamers, such as 'There is danger ahead', etc. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
Iron embrasure casing, drawings and description
National Park Service
Description and drawings by Lorigan representing an appliance or casing to Embrasures. Lorigan writes that during the Siege of Forts Sumter, Wagner and Gregg on Morris Island SC, experience had shown that hides and similar coverings were insufficient to protect the work, and a Boiler plate casing was first suggested and tried with complete success, by Major T. B. Brooks.
Diagram of splinter proof shelters used in approaches
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Diagram of splinter proof shelters used in approaches, showing sections and elevations.
List of chiefs of staff department, relating to steamers
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List of Chiefs of Staff Departments relating to Steamers, such as 'What Chief of Staff Department is on board your ship?', etc.
Diagrams by Lorigan, of wire anchoring used for sand bag revetment
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Diagrams by Lorigan of wire anchoring used for sand bag revetment in breaching batteries, with a scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot.
Drawing by Wilcken, of an arrangement for exploding enemy torpedoes
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Drawing by Wilcken of an arrangement for exploding enemy torpedoes. A cross section is shown.
Six replies from engineer officers who had been engaged in the siege
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