Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 12
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TitleCopy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 12
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Transcription[Letter, continued] 11; Lieutenant J.S. Baldwin superintended the construction of the Left Batteries used in the first bombardment of Fort Wagner. His services since, on the right, have been valuable. Lieutenant P. McGuire built the first emplacement for a breaching gun against Fort Sumter. He was on duty a few days in the approaches and superintended the construction of a 10 inch sea coast mortar battery. Lieutenant Charles B. Parsons was one of the four officers detailed for and employed on sapping duty. Captain F.H. Cruso and Lieutenant R.W. Coe were constantly on duty in the Engineer Depot. Lieutenant H. Mehles, and after him, and for a much longer period Lieutenant J.H. Harold [Harrold], commanded the detachment on Folly Island, which made nearly all the sap rollers, gabions, and fascines used in the siege. Captain W. Pratt, Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Volunteers and Lieutenant M. Adams
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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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks528_095_013
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/82219D81FBA085C86606BF9F23834CC5
Batch ID20180328174717