Copy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 1

TitleCopy of Brooks journal with notes attached, August 24 - September 7 1863, page 1
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Transcription[Letter] Head Quarters Department of the South Engineers Office Morris Island S.C. September [blank] 1863; General; In compliance with Paragraph 836 Revised United States Army Regulations, and your verbal instructions I have the honor to submit the following report concerning those siege operations against the Defenses of Charleston Harbor, which were executed under my direction between July 14th and the evacuation of Morris Island by the enemy on Sept. [September] 7th 1863.  I was appointed an assistant to yourself as Chief Engineer by General Order No. [Number] 6 dated Headquarters, Department of the South, Morris Island, S.C. July 15th 1863.  On the 29th of August, Captain C.B. Reese, United States Engineers, was appointed Assistant and Consulting Engineer, Department of the South.  From that date, I received your instructions concerning the work through him.  The Siege work executed on Morris Island may be conveniently classified under the following four heads in chronological order.

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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