Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 8

TitleCopy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 8
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Transcription[Letter, continued] 8;The following described drawings accompany and are intended to illustrate this report. Plate No. [Number] [blank] Plan of a portion of the siege operations against the Defenses of Charleston Harbor showing the "Left Batteries"; 1. Batteries erected against Fort Wagner prior to July 18th 1863; 2. A part of the breaching batteries against Fort Sumter used also against Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg. All the last named batteries except Hays were constructed under the direction of Lieutenant Michie Assistant Engineer. Plate No. [Number] [blank] Plan of a portion of the siege operations against the Defenses of Charleston Harbor prior to the evacuation of Fort Wagner, September 7th 1863 showing 1. Defensive lines across Morris Island; 2. Approaches and batteries against Fort Wagner; 3. Part of the breaching batteries against Fort Sumter, together with sections showing the less important details. Plate No. [Number] [blank] Main magazine in Second Parallel, with telegraph office, lookout, and latrine attached. Plate No. [Number] [blank] Splinter proof shelters; Plate No. [Number] [blank] Inclined Palisading.

LocationsMorris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.71573,-79.89037)

TopicsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

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