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

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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TranscriptionWednesday August 12th 1863; Siege work proposed Night; 1st. Continue abatis in front of 3rd Parallel; Sergt. [Sergeant] Collins; 2nd. Continue work on Splinter and bomb proofs in 2nd and 3rd Parallel; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Wilcken; Detail 18 Engrs. [Engineers] 60 Infantry; Material used Sand; 3rd. Get stuff for magazine floors for 2nd Parallel; 4th. Build road for 3-100 pdr. battery to 3rd parallel for a cart and horse; Sergt. [Sergeant] Kelly and; 5th. Splinter proof for filling shells of 200 pdrs.; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Wilcken; 6th. Give counter slope to soles of Left Siege guns and finish parapet of Defense howitzer; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Harrold; Detail 6 Engrs. [Engineers] and 30 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

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