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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Dates

Date Created1863-08-17

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LanguageEnglish

TranscriptionMonday August 17th 1863; Siege work Night; 1st. Fix [Boom?]; Sergt. [Sergeant] Scott, 3 Engrs. [Engineers] and Genl's [General's] boat crew; 2nd. Wire obstruction to be continued to creek and to Low water; Sergt. [Sergeant] Waters, Corp. [Corporal] Bennett and 6 Engrs. [Engineers]; 3rd. Repair merlins of breeching batteries with iron gabions; Detail 7 Engrs. [Engineers]; 4th. Finish repairs of howitzer battery, Revetting and embrasure; Detail 7 Engrs. [Engineers] and 8 Infantry; 5th. Thicken parapet of Wierd battery; 6th. Repair stockading with Abatis; Detail 8 Engrs. [Engineers]; 7th. Transport gabions and blockhouse stuff to 3rd parallel; Capt. [Captain] Brooks, 150 Infty. [Infantry] and 5 Teams; 8th. Cover Magazine. Detail 84 Infantry; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Farrand in charge; night work

LocationsFort Wagner (historical), Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.7375,-79.87204)

TopicsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

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Mediumjournals (accounts)

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Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_153

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/6D001C2EB5211DE5848C7731155BEB52

Batch ID20180328174717