Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 4
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TitleCopy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 4
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Transcription[Letter, continued] 4; Of this work 8,000 days were employed on the defensive arrangements, 5,600 against Fort Sumter and 9,900 against Fort Wagner. The "day's work" of the soldier above mentioned is, as measured by the amount of work done, about one fifth that which is ordinarily accomplished by a citizen laborer in civil construction in a day of ten hours. Considerable parts of the material used was prepared and stored in the Engineer Depot, at the south end of Morris Island. Sand bags were by far the most expensive item of material employed, having been almost exclusively used for revetting. About 46,000 were expended.
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
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Mediumletters (correspondence)
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks528_095_005
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/6439B4025BA712CE1D07DB6DE2F99F67
Batch ID20180328174717