Letter, 1863 December 16, Brayton to Brooks, defining heavy Rebel firing
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TitleLetter, 1863 December 16, Brayton to Brooks, defining heavy Rebel firing
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CreatorBrayton
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Letter to Brooks from Brayton reporting on what constitutes heavy firing. Brayton states that he has consulted with Battery Commanders, and that their opinions on what constitutes heavy firing vary between 75 and 125 shots per hour. Brayton then reports the number of shots over time fired from Moultrie and from Rebel batteries on James and Sullivan's islands. He writes that his own opinion formed from consultation and personal observation is that from 100 to 123 shots per hour now constitute heavy firing from the Rebel batteries.
Transcription[Letter, continued] siege I am unable to ascertain with as much precision. Battery Commanders vary from 23 to 40 shots per hour (excepting the fire of Wagner of which you are better able perhaps to judge of) and I think 36 shots per hour from the James Island Batteries to be the standard of heavy firing at that time. I shall cause an accurate account of the Rebel fire the next time we open in the city to be kept and if it differ materially from the above, will inform you. Respectfully yours; CR Brayton; Lieut [Lieutenant] Col [Colonel] 3rd R. I. A. [Rhode Island Artillery]; Chief of Artillery
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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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks483_058_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/FEF65D3FC557AA5F48E8CB58C7DA1852
Batch ID20180328174717