Letter, 1863 August 31, Randlett to Brooks, reporting the number of casualties
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TitleLetter, 1863 August 31, Randlett to Brooks, reporting the number of casualties
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CreatorRandlett
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Letter to Brooks from Randlett reporting the names of three men who were killed or wounded from explosion of torpedoes while Randlett was on duty with his command in Advance Trenches on the night of August 31st, 1863.
TranscriptionProvost Marshall, Office; Morris Isle SC [South Carolina]; Nov [November] 20 1863; Randlet [Randlett] Capt. [Captain] Jas. [James] F.; States that on Aug [August] 31st three men were injured by the explosion of a Torpedo in front of Wagner
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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Mediumletters (correspondence)
TypeStill Image
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks466_041_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/BE2C05EC924F8D8E240675E9632BBD51
Batch ID20180328174717