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.
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