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
Descriptive Information
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.
TranscriptionClarifycation [Clarification]. 1. 8" Siege mortars; 2. 30 Pdr. Parrots (proper [????] for earth work); 3. Mortar boats [????] of mortars; 4. [????] mortars [????] rafts; 5. Boat infantry for [????]; 6. Look outs-very high and good [????]; 7. Scouts [????]; 8. [????] is work [problem?]
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.)
Physical Descriptions
Mediummilitary records
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/78A1BE22D723F45CBDC66668EF250E45
Batch ID20180328174717