Report on premature explosion of a new lot of shells, and bursting of guns
National Park Service
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TitleReport on premature explosion of a new lot of shells, and bursting of guns
This resource is part of a series
This resource is part of a series
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Brief report on the premature explosion of a new lot of shells, and bursting of guns. States that Lt. Talcott is confident that the bursting is the fault of the shell, not of the gun.
Transcriptionsand is liable to be introduced into the bore of the gun-1st in [????] 2nd with the Cartridge 3rd with the Shell 4th by [????] 5th by the wind [????]. It is easy to understand that if a [????] of [????] sand (which is harder than steel) were introduced in the guns that the [????] of the bore [????] projectile [????] very tight as it does [????] greatly [????] as its parrapet out of the gun. It is very [????] for gunners to "sand" the rails of the chassis in order [????] the recoil.
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
Mediumcommercial correspondence
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks447_023_001
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/DD3D1E13A5754BA33840C1407707DA25
Batch ID20180328174717