Note number 13, regarding sapping, page 2

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TitleNote number 13, regarding sapping, page 2
This resource is part of a series 
CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers
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LanguageEnglish
Transcriptionroller which weighed about one ton.  The roller was moved forward a few inches at a time the interval being closed up to it quickly by filling the gap with sand.  The trench was dug 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep with a berm.  The tools employed were one common short hand led shovel for each sapper:  two sap hooks:  two strong levers 12 feet long.  Axes were used for removing roots and timber.  For forming the top of the parapet a drag shovel made by binding the blade of a common long handled shovel at right angles was used.  With instructed sappers better tools and lighter gabions (ours weighed 60 pounds) the full sap might have progressed faster than the modified form used.
LocationsMorris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.71573,-79.89037)
TopicsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces
South Carolina--History
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Mediumletters (correspondence)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks525_091_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/AEF9DABB63434ABAFAE36EB31B4096F8
Batch ID20180328174717
RightsU.S. Government Work Learn More

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