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National Park Service
Item Details
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Transcriptionto have the advanced posts of the Guard of the Trenches, occupy a ridge about 150 yds. [yards] in advance of the head of the Sap (see sketch) and then by means of the flying Sap, I hoped to get a lodgement in that, favorable. The 100 N.Y. [New York] Vols. [Volunteers] Col. [Colonel] Dandy in Comd. [Command] made three unsuccessful efforts to hold this guard but were driven back, loosing [losing] 5 or 6 men. I witnessed part of the skirmishing, and believe, this ridge could only have been retaken with a much larger force and considerable loss, the enemy being in stronger force than usual. The advanced line, finally settled down, to near the position occupied the night before, except the left, which was advanced to include the old [????]. Capt. [Captain] Suess, by means of the flying Sap, made a parallel on this picket-line, entirely across the Island. This line is now being strengthened and put in defensible condition.
LocationsFort Wagner (historical), Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.7375,-79.87204)
TopicsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
Physical Descriptions
Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_176
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/1CC718AF569936ED6B3DAE133A8A2455
Batch ID20180328174717