Letter, 1863 August 20, Lorigan to Brooks, diagram of a Rebel torpedo

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TitleLetter, 1863 August 20, Lorigan to Brooks, diagram of a Rebel torpedo
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CreatorLorigan
CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers
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Date Created
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
Letter to Brooks from Lorigan providing drawings and a description of a Rebel floating torpedo picked up off of Morris Island on August 18th 1863.
TranscriptionMorris Isle S. C. [South Carolina]; Aug [August] 20 1863; Lorigan C. J.; N. Y. [New York] Vol. [Volunteer] Engr. [Engineers]; Drawing and description of a Rebel Floating Torpedo with its explosive arrangements.
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.)
Physical Descriptions
Mediumcommercial correspondence
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks476_051_008
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/AB43283A8F987903CDC27E979EE91CA8
Batch ID20180328174717
RightsU.S. Government Work Learn More

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