Description and drawings by Lorigan representing an appliance or casing to Embrasures. Lorigan writes that during the Siege of Forts Sumter, Wagner and Gregg on Morris Island SC, experience had shown that hides and similar coverings were insufficient to protect the work, and a Boiler plate casing was first suggested and tried with complete success, by Major T. B. Brooks.
TranscriptionDrawings and Description of Iron Embrasure Lining; Scale 2 feet to 1 inch; by C. J. Lorrigan [Lorigan]
LocationsCharleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.77657,-79.93092)
