Report on endurance of Parrott rifles in bombardment of Sumter [Recto]

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TitleReport on endurance of Parrott rifles in bombardment of Sumter [Recto]
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Report detailing the number of service rounds at which specific 100 and 200 Pdr Parrott guns burst. Possibly by Mordecae.

TranscriptionCapt Comstock's 100 Pdr burst with 439 Service rounds. Lt. Sellman's 200 Pdr (on marsh) burst at 35th round with 18 lbs of powder and 35 degrees elevation. Capt. Strahan's 1st 200 Pdr burst at 227th service round-2nd 200 Pdr burst at 226th service round. Capt. Caldwell's 200 Pdr burst at 522nd service round. Capt. Shaw's 200 Pdr cracked at 599th service round. Navy Guns fired one 668 round the other 661 round both still good.

LocationsCharleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.77657,-79.93092)

TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)

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Mediumcommercial correspondence

TypeStill Image

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Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks441_017_001

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/E2BA41693D15F4080802FE597E1EFCBF

Batch ID20180328174717