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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
TranscriptionCopy; Hd. Qrs. [Headquarters] Dept. [Department] of the South; Engineers Office, Morris Isld. [Island], S.C. [South Carolina]; Sept. [September] 1st, 1863; Capt. [Captain] C. B. Reese U.S. Engrs. [Engineers]; Asst. [Assistant] and Consulting Engr. [Engineer] Dept. [Department] of the South; Morris Island S.C.; Captain; I regret to be obliged to report myself unfit for duty today. I am scarcely sick; but having been on duty for fifty consecutive days, and the fifty intervening nights until 12 o'clock, except two, I am physically exhausted, and will require a short period of rest to recuperate. My attention since the 22nd [????] has been confined to the engineering works on the right and in advance of the 1st Parallel. They comprise; 1st. The main Defensive Line, being the 2nd Parallel; 2nd. Breaching batteries erected just in rear of this line against Sumter; 3rd. Approaches and batteries against Fort Wagner. From actual observation, you are already informed of the condition of the work.
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
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Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_237
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/97970A77B97233C6161EA73D5038E731
Batch ID20180328174717