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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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TranscriptionMonday August 24th 1863; Rather a heavy gale of wind blew this afternoon. Only one gun on the Right fired, that being a "Whitworth" served by the navy, all its fire was directed against Fort Wagner, and it kept the enemy in back somewhat-This afternoon, the "Rebs" seemed very diligent, working on a Rifle pit, in front of the fort; about 4 o'c. they opened fire upon the advanced works, with shell, which was fired with a very small charge of powder, in order to drop them into the Sap. Men of the Engineers were wounded, towards night time the enemy shelled a good deal, from Fort Johnson, Gregg etc. They also threw some solid shot, but did no further damage than covering up a few men in the advance. Since the Sap commenced, the Sharpshooters have done no damage, in the 2nd. Parallel, but today they killed a man in the Sap, however we opened upon them with the Coehorn Mortars, which put a stop to the Sharpshooters.
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
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_193
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/91CF02C9D3EA4E797F8245FCC974A6DD
Batch ID20180328174717