Letter, 1863 August 28, Brooks to Gilmore
National Park Service
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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Letter to Gillmore from Brooks requesting that the Battery of 4-8" Mortars now in the right of the 3rd Parallel be moved forward to the 2nd Parallel. Brooks also recommends that field guns be placed in Battery in the 5th Parallel. A response from Gillmore, dated 1863-08-28, is included, stating that positions will be prepared for the 8" mortar & two field pieces in the 5th parallel, but they will not be placed there until further orders.
Transcription[Letter, continued] The fire of these advanced pieces would cover an advance of our [illegible] and assist greatly in preventing one by the enemy. Respectfully Your Obt. [Obedient] Servt. [Servant]; T. B. Brooks; Capt. [Captain] and Assist. [Assistant] Eng. [Engineer]
TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
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Mediumcommercial correspondence
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks454_030_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/D683215292CF4AE3B6ABE539FF49B90D
Batch ID20180328174717