Facts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
National Park Service
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TitleFacts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
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This resource is part of a series
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Notes by Major Brooks regarding the Siege Operations against defenses of Charleston Harbor, including information on earth works, bombproofs and splinterproofs, Parrott rifles, mortars, boat infantry, look intos, and shot proof parapets. Stevens Battery, James Island, Morris Island, Block Isle, and Folly Island are mentioned.
Transcription2; Therefore for Siege 2 operations against earth works, 8" Siege Mortars fired further. Eight [tall platforms?] are [used?]. For the more advanced works Coehorns are [????] to keep down the fire of [????] and [give annoyance?] to the [????]. The [greatest predicted?] difficulty which would be expected in driving an enemy out of an earth work [????] or what would be quite as [????] into his bomb proofs is the [????] of shells from the boats to the Battery. This can be best [over come?] by [transporting?] the shells in [????] boats as near the [boaters?] [????].
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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Mediummilitary records
TypeStill Image
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_004
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/051841F38226C519459D2198AB577137
Batch ID20180328174717