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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
Dates
Date Created
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LanguageEnglish
TranscriptionTuesday July 28th 1863; Siege work proposed Day; 1st. Continue Splinter proof Frames; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] Burgle; Detail 8 Engrs. [Engineers]; 2nd. Make ventilators for Magazine; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] [blank]; Detail 7 Engineers; 3rd. Thicken parapet of "zig zag" approaches; In charge Capt. [Captain] [blank] 50 men 4th N.H. [New Hampshire]; 4th. Begin revetting Rifle Pit [drawing showing Rifle Pit]; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] [blank] and 8 Engineers; 5th. Continue revetting artillery Parapet and raise it; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] [blank] and 8 men; 6th. Lay Two 200 pdr platforms; In charge Sergt. [Sergeant] Howell and 18 men Co. [Company] [C?] Engineers
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
Physical Descriptions
Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_047
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/C2D0858471EE5F5115F3DF42A325E7F8
Batch ID20180328174717