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

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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TranscriptionHd. Qrs. [Headquarters] Dept. [Department] of the South In the field; Engrs. [Engineers] Office-Morris Island; July 22nd 1863; Brig. [Brigadier] Genl. [General] Q.A. Gillmore; Comdg. [Commanding] Dept. [Department] of the South; Sir; I have the honor to state that the labor of transporting Heavy guns in this Department would be greatly diminished by using sling carts, having much broader tires and [????] than those furnished at present by the Ordnance Department. The roads here are either sand or mud, hence the necessity of a broad wheel; Very Respectfully Yr. [Your] Obdt. [Obedient] Servt. [Servant]; T.B. Brooks; Capt. [Captain] and A.D.C.; Genl. [General] Gillmore endorses this; "Approved and Strongly Recommended" and placed it in the hands of Brig. [Brigadier] Genl. [General] Seymour who was going north on account of wounds.

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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