Facts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
National Park Service
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TitleFacts relating to siege operations against defenses of Charleston harbor
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This resource is part of a series
CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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LanguageEnglish
Notes by Major Brooks regarding the Siege Operations against defenses of Charleston Harbor, including information on earth works, bombproofs and splinterproofs, Parrott rifles, mortars, boat infantry, look intos, and shot proof parapets. Stevens Battery, James Island, Morris Island, Block Isle, and Folly Island are mentioned.
Transcription1; Facts relating to farther Siege Operations against Defenses of Charleston Harbor; 1. For protracted firing on troops [????] 8" mortar shells are about as efficient as 13". They break in as many pieces reach is large enough to make a wound. 2. For breaking in bomb proof or splinter proofs the [heavier shell?] is the best. But a bombproof [????] any shells. splinter proofs are seldom hit. [Crossed out: Therefore for Siege operations against earth works] The labor time required to put in [????] [heavy mortars?] is far greater [????].
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.)
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Mediummilitary records
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks431_007_003
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/A88152C05CCF1A9B2C1822A40964177B
Batch ID20180328174717