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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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.
TranscriptionEngr. [Engineer] Office Morris Isle; Aug. [August] 7th 1863; Rough notes by Capt. [Captain] Brooks in Advance of Sap toward Wagner to difuse of Parellell [Parallel] and working parts. Notes in Reference to the approaches to Fort Wagner. Siege of Charleston. Experiments on Cotton with Sharps Rifle. No. [number] of Shots. Range.
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
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks454_030_004
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/CC65089BCCA5F4352CAFF6DC8D03CB99
Batch ID20180328174717