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
Descriptive Information
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.
Transcription10; By all this means at least 60 guns and mortars could be fired [????] on James Isle. It would render so much of the Isle as is East of James Isle. [????] cut off almost [????]. If in [????] this Boat Infantry should be [????] making raids for [????].
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.)
Physical Descriptions
Mediummilitary records
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_012
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/39B31660D4E501318825E653FEB93003
Batch ID20180328174717