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TitlePage 68
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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
Transcription1st. The shot strikes the gorge of Fort Sumter 10 [degrees] nearer a perpendicular hence the wall would be about [????] inches therein; 2nd. This position cannot be reached by the guns on Sumter's South East Face at all; 3rd. This position enfilades this S.E. [Southeast] face 10 [degrees] more favorably than the Right position; 4th. [In?] case the Enemy make an assault and break through our 2nd Parallel, and are checked near the Beacon House-This Gun would be safer from spiking on the left than Right.
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
Physical Descriptions
Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_069
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/6D3430500EA67AABEADC0E37E861A6B6
Batch ID20180328174717
RightsU.S. Government Work Learn More

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