Facts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
National Park Service
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TitleFacts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
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This resource is part of a series
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Notes by Major Brooks regarding the Siege Operations against defenses of Charleston Harbor, including information on earth works, bombproofs and splinterproofs, Parrott rifles, mortars, boat infantry, look intos, and shot proof parapets. Stevens Battery, James Island, Morris Island, Block Isle, and Folly Island are mentioned.
Transcription5; By the fire of a large number of heavy rifled [shell gun?] [????] Block and [????] or [Litter?] Folly Island which can be [offered?] by boats. We would be able to give the enemy who occupy the east half of James Island far more serious annoyance than he has ever [given?] us on Morris which at times has been considerable. This fire crossed by boat from the [????] in [????] would [????] a [????] and the [establishment?] of a first Parallel of defense lines on James Isle. and would by its [????] greatly [????] our operations.
TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
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Mediummilitary records
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_007
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/2404A94549EA9D92A4E0200651A05FB3
Batch ID20180328174717