Letter to Brooks from Eaton reporting the average dimensions and weight of filled sand bags.
Transcription[Letter, continued] Your obt [obedient] servt [servant]; S. C. Eaton; Capt [Captain] Vol [Volunteer] Engrs [Engineers]; Major T. B. Brooks A. D. C. [/Letter] [Notes] Lieut. [Lieutenant] Edwards by [nearing?] swamp [????] for Sand bag 6" X 10 1/4 X 24 = .85 cu ft. or 32 bags per cubic yard. 85/100 of damp sand will weigh 85 pounds.
LocationsMorris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.71573,-79.89037)
