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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Dates

Date Created1863-08-08

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LanguageEnglish

TranscriptionSaturday August 8th 1863; Siege work proposed Night; 1st. Continue Bomb Proof Surgery; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Wilken 16 Engrs. [Engineers] and 45 Infty [Infantry]; Material used Sand; 2nd. Continue Surf Battery; Capt. [Captain] Suess 27 Engrs. [Engineers] 20 Infty. [Infantry] and 5 Teams; Material used 150 Sand Bags; 3rd. Continue wire Obstruction; Sergt. [Sergeant] [blank] and 10 Engineers; 4th. Build one light gun Battery on extreme left; Capt. [Captain] Walker; Detail 20 Engrs. [Engineers] and 17 Infantry; Material used Sand Bags; 5th. Continue revetting of Boyau and Requa light cord wood Splinter proof; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Farrand; Detail 16 Engrs. [Engineers] and 44 Infantry; The enemy opened a brisk fire upon our works on the right, but were answered by our 100 and 200 pdr. Parrott guns.

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

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Mediumjournals (accounts)

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Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_111

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/430DFC40430BD86A0636C1D01247D724

Batch ID20180328174717