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

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Dates

Date Created1863-08-01

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LanguageEnglish

TranscriptionSaturday August 1st 1863; Siege work proposed Day; 1st. Lay last 100 pdr. Platform; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] Howell and 15 Engr. [Engineer] Soldiers; 2nd. Put up names of Batteries andc [etc.]; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] Howell and 2 Engr. [Engineer] Soldiers; 3rd. Prepare Splinter Proof stuff; In charge Capt. [Captain] Walker; 4th. Experiments on piers of sand bags with brush foundations; 5th. Ascertain (1st) No. [number] of filled sand bags per cubic yard. (2nd) average length-width-and thickness. Also weight.; In charge Artificer Lorigan and 1 Engr. [Engineer]; 6th. Dig up and collect obstacle material; In charge Lieut. [Lieutenant] Hart 4th N.H. [New Hampshire] Vols. [Volunteers]; 7. Make rope mantlets for wierd 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_061

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/64AA484058DE414C6AA4E56159C094DC

Batch ID20180328174717