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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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Date Created
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LanguageEnglish
TranscriptionFriday August 14th 1863; Siege work proposed Night; 1st. Cart gabions, abatis, and Splinter proof frames and lumber also mantlets; Sergt. [Sergeant] Collins; Detail 5 Engrs. [Engineers] and 15 Infantry; 2nd. Raft lumber up to the Left; Corp. [Corporal] Roat and 5 Engrs. [Engineers]; 3rd. Finish mantlets in Siege guns; Detail 11 Engrs. [Engineers]; 4th. Cover large magazine; Detail 1 Engr. [Engineer] and 60 Infantry; 5th. Cover small magazine (completed); 6th. Repairs in the 2nd parallel, together with increasing barbette of Napoleon guns (finished); Lieut. [Lieutenant] Talcott in charge of above work; Detail 1 Engr. [Engineer] and 40 Infty. [Infantry]
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
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_139
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/9FD8D6CA0539D062D39F818253A8E060
Batch ID20180328174717