Report, relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege
National Park Service
Item Details
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
Report of general observations and conclusions relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege of the defense of Charleston. Brooks writes about the effectiveness of 8-inch shells, and that shells falling at a high angle are the only projectiles available against the earth works built on this coast. He writes that black troops will do more work than white troops and will have far less sickness. The siege of Sebastopol is also mentioned.
TranscriptionSiege of the Defense of Charleston No works of Circumvallation had to be employed. Then on the S. [South] end of Folly and the Later ones on Beach Isle. [????] may properly be [????].
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
Mediumletters (correspondence)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks474_049_006
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/47F71B2349B500F691C046196A94E7EC
Batch ID20180328174717