List of the minimum amount of materials required
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List of the minimum amounts of materials required, including clean white pine timbers, steel, copper, and iron. A justification of the expenditure is provided. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
General commands, relating to steamers
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List of general commands, relating to Steamers, such as 'Send a boat to this vessel', etc. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.
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.
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: 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
National Park Service
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
National Park Service
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.
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