Letter, 1863 November 3, Edward N Kirk Taliott? to Major T. B. Brooks, page 4

TitleLetter, 1863 November 3, Edward N Kirk Taliott? to Major T. B. Brooks, page 4
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Transcription[Letter, continued] V Oct 30th a 100 pdr gun burst at Fort Strong on the 189th round. The fracture was much the same as the preceeding one commencing just within the reinforce band and extending forward some 3 ft. The shell however struck Sumpter and burst the shot being as accurate as the average. No flaw could be detected in the metal. The piece which was thrown from the gun fell in the ditch some 20 to 25 yards from the gun. No one was hurt. VI Oct 31st a 100 pdr gun burst at Fort Strong on the 200th round. The gun parted just within the reinforce band and the fracture ran forward on the upper side of the gun. There were some four or five pieces none of which left the battery. The shell fell in the water but a short distance this side Sumpter. That part of the gun left within the reinforce band was cracked back from the fracture some 6 inches. The metal did not appear as good as some of the others. No one was injured. I saw the gun a few hours after the accident. VII Oct 31st a 100 pdr gun burst at Fort Putnam This gun was put in to replace the first one which burst and had fired but 138 rounds as the gun parted from the reinforce just within the band and the

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.)

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