Letter, 1863 December 22, Eaton to Brooks, reporting dimensions and weight of filled sand bags

TitleLetter, 1863 December 22, Eaton to Brooks, reporting dimensions and weight of filled sand bags
This resource is part of a series 

CreatorEaton

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Dates

Descriptive InformationLetter to Brooks from Eaton reporting the average dimensions and weight of filled sand bags.

TranscriptionHd. Qtr. [Headquarters] Detch. [Detachment] Vol. [Volunteer] Eng. [Engineers]; Morris Isle SC [South Carolina]; Dec [December] 22 1863; Eaton Capt. [Captain] S. C.; Concerning dimensions and weight of filled sand bags; [Letter] Camp Vol [Volunteer] Engrs [Engineers] (Detach); Morris Is [Isle] S. C. [South Carolina]; Dec. [December] 22nd 1863; Dear Major; [????] yesterday uncovered a number of sand-bags in the old Batteries on the left-and from them the dimensions you required were as follows. Average Length 25" [????] " [Average] Width 10" [????] " [Average] Thickness 5 1/2 " [????] The average weight of several trials was 88 lbs. Sand taken one foot below the dry surface and [????] about the average [????] 7' of water. Very Respectfully;

LocationsMorris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.71573,-79.89037)

TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)

Physical Descriptions

Contributing Institutions

Identifiers

RightsU.S. Government Work Learn More