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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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TranscriptionThursday August 27th 1863; Bombardment continued this day. Yesterday before we opened fire the enemy's sharpshooters gave us a good deal of trouble, firing alternately from the fort (Wagner) however as soon as the 200 pdrs. and 100 pdr opened on the fort, the sharpshooters discontinued. This evg. [evening] we discovered 5 or 6 torpedoes, quite close to our trenches, Capt. [Captain] Brooks exploded one. The mystery of the colored man discovered outside our works was solved this evg. [evening] upon investigation, he was discovered to be minus one arm, and to have the appearance of being slightly burned, his figure corresponds exactly with the description sent by the Col. [Colonel] of the [3 U.S.S. (Colored)?] in which Regt. [Regiment] he was a corpl. [Corporal]. It seems, he worked in the trenches, on the night of the 26th when digging along side, what appeared to be a log of timber it burst, thus leaving him in his present condition. Another 200 pdr. was rendered useless on the Right this day, it seems the breech got cracked from the heavy firing of the past week, and the gunners
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
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_215
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/B23CC503FEC121538188CA6CF6839BA5
Batch ID20180328174717