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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
TranscriptionTuesday August 4th 1863; Siege work proposed Night; 1st. Put in 2 30 Pdr. platforms andc [etc.] and a magazine in Left Battery-Stuff [????] [at Lumber Yd. [Yard]?]; In charge Capt. [Captain] Walker; Detail (26 Co. [Company] [J?]) Engrs. [Engineers] and 20 Infty [Infantry]; Material used Sand bags and platform Lumber; 2nd. Continue defensive barricade seaward; In charge Capt. [Captain] Suess; Detail (Co. [Company] B) Engrs. [Engineers] and 30 Infantry; 3rd. Continue Splinter proofs and Surgery; In charge Lieut. [Lieutenant] Wilken; Detail 20 (Co. [Company] D) Engrs. [Engineers] and 30 Infantry; Material used Lumber taken from Lumber house; 4th. Continue covering Service Magazine of 100 pdr. Batteries; (Lieut. [Lieutenant] Farrand) In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] Ingraham and 50 Infantry; 5th. Finish revetting, shaping parapet and filling in platforms of heavy Batteries; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] Williams; Detail 20 Infantry
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
Contributing Institutions
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_083
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/428321AD421DC3A426E19D2051206C49
Batch ID20180328174717