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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
TranscriptionCapt. [Captain] Suess with 50 men relieved Lt. [Lieutenant] Farrand and continued work of [????] 1st Parellell [Parallel]; 1. Rebuilt and changed [line?] of [????] of Rifle Parapet; 2. Raised platforms of 6 light guns of this Bat [Battery] to give them [????]; 3. Converted the next six places for guns into places for 10" Siege Mortars; Capt. [Captain] Suess and Lt. [Lieutenant] Farrand; 4. Built a place for one [????] 30 Pdr. to the right of the 2 already in position; Capt. [Captain] [Suess?] 5. Built a Bomb Proof magazine in rear of this Battery; Lt. [Lieutenant] Wilken; 6. Built one [????] for a Requa Battery on extreme left of [1st?] Parallel; also [????] on extreme right between 1st Parallel and its obstacle; 7. Built a 2 gun Requa; 8. A [????] obstacle [????] in front of 1st [Parallel?] [????] with a [????].
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
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
Physical Descriptions
Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_022
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/2F2B66E67B0A3EDB394FDF7ED2D44157
Batch ID20180328174717