Letter, 1863 November 3, Edward N Kirk Taliott? to Major T. B. Brooks, page 3

TitleLetter, 1863 November 3, Edward N Kirk Taliott? to Major T. B. Brooks, page 3
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Transcription[Letter, continued] wounded. I was unable to ascertain whether the shell left the gun whole or not it certainly did not reach Sumpter. From the nature of the explosion I should say it resulted from a want of care in the loading. I do no think the shell could have been rammed home. II A 100 pdr gun burst at Fort Strong (Wagner) Oct 28th 1863 at the 87th round. A shell burst in the muzzle breaking off about 18 inches of the muzzle in 3 pieces and cracking the gun back about 6 or 8 inches from the break rendering it useless for further firing. The metal appeared good no flaw being discernable. This gun I saw a few hours after the accident. III The left 100 pdr gun at Fort Putnam burst Oct 29th 1863 at the 58th round the breech blowing out about the center of the reinforce band. A slight starting of the gun from the reinforce band was detected before the gun burst. The appearance of the fracture upon the gun was concave. The base of the shell remained in the gun and was drawn back nearly to the vent. I could not ascertain how much of the shell remained in the gun. A small hole was plainly visible through the base of the shell. The

LocationsMorris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.71573,-79.89037)

TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)

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