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.
Transcription3; [????] the shell should be made to roll to the battery [along simple?] [????] of plank [????], the [molds?] for which should be made in advance in [????]. If heavy mortars are used at all they should be fired in Battery [????] in which the mortars of shells for the [the spot in boats [????]]. The [????] on the Left of Folly River on the Right afford the means of [????] launch heavy boats on the S. [South] end of James Island.
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
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_005
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/5B7AD3BB596A3B44F01D2F552C2ECBA8
Batch ID20180328174717