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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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Transcriptionthis afternoon, the gun was sighted towards the crumbling walls of Sumter, when the shell burst at the moment it was leaving the bore, thus breaking off about 18 inches of the gun, in 5 pieces and leaving a crack in the gun running back about 4 1/2 in [inches] from muzzle, however the piece will be in perfect working order in a few hours. This occurred at the 27th shot. At 5 o'c this evg. [evening] a flag of truce, in answer to the one sent by General Gillmore, arrived from Charleston. At about 9 o'c this evg. [evening] the 100th N.Y. [New York] Col. [Colonel] Dandy which formed the the guard of the advanced trenches, attacked the Rebel advanced guard, in order to gain a ridge of land, so that the Sappers could advance, after a brisk fight of one hour or so, we were defeated and our guard driven back, the 100th N.Y. [New York] lost 5 or 6 men, killed and wounded. Capt. [Captain] Suess made an advance by means of the flying Sap, across the Island. This evg. [evening] at 7 o'c. the Swamp Angel as tis familiarly called, opened in the direction of Charleston. There was 16 shots fired, and the bells and alarm whistles could be heard quite plain.

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

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