Description of Mississippi signals, page 3

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TitleDescription of Mississippi signals, page 3
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LanguageEnglish

Description of Mississippi signals, including combinations of short and long whistles, signal numbers, and corresponding sentences. Possibly by Thomas Benton (T.B.) Brooks.

TranscriptionThe numbers from One to five are simply used when three or four vessel are together. Viz [that is to say]; I One short go Ahead when [????]; II Two Short [Back?]; III Three Short Pass on; IIII Four " [Short] Close Order; IIIII Five " [Short] Come Alongside; Vessels are numbered this way and so on; 6. Maple Leaf; 7. Peconic; 8. Island [City?]; 9. [Dietatur?]; 10. Boston; 11. Beauford; 12. Harriet [Need?]; In giving you this form you will see that any necessary Sentences can be applied whenever found necessary by merely carrying

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

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

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Mediumcommercial correspondence

TypeStill Image

Formatimage/jpeg

Contributing Institutions

Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks513_034_003

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/7476F615DAFC23FCCA3539FB520DA126

Batch ID20180328174717