Major Brooks' Journal of Siege Work, Morris Island, July to September 1863, page 6
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TitleMajor Brooks' Journal of Siege Work, Morris Island, July to September 1863, page 6
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Transcription16; was opened by the flying sap. Its right is situated 480 yards in advance of the First Parallel 870 yards from Fort Wagner and about 3,550 yards from Fort Sumter. A bright moon rendered the first part of the night too light to expose a large number of men, the enemy's pickets being within 200 yards and vigilant, from the effect of some skirmishing which occurred in establishing our advanced line of posts. Had Fort Wagner opened fire the work would have been stopped. At about midnight ground was broken, and the following work accomplished by daybreak, when the fatigue parties retired. 1. A parapet ten feet thick and 175 yards long following the face of a low ridge, which extended N.W. and S.E. across the island, was built under the direction of Capt. [Captain] Suess.; 2. On the right of this line, enfilading the beach and defending all the passable ground, in front. Six field howitzers belonging to Lieutenant G.V. Henry's Battery B 1st U.S. Artillery, and used as guns of position, were placed in a
TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks518_084_006
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/B78E38250C1044F1B24A04628CCC7D23
Batch ID20180328174717