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

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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TranscriptionTuesday August 18th 1863; Siege work Night; 1st. Thicken Parapet of Weird gun on Left; Detail 1 Engr. [Engineer] and 25 Infantry; 2nd. Transport Gabions, Sap rollers and Sapping tools to 3rd Parallel; Capt. [Captain] Walker in charge; 3rd. Make opening through 3rd parallel for approach; 4th. Build Requa battery on left of 3rd Parallel for flanking approach; 5th. Make alterations in embrasures of Surf battery, to give more elevation to the guns; Detail 5 Engrs. [Engineers]; 6th. Thicken cover of Magazines; Detail 1 Engr. [Engineer] and 46 Infantry; 7th. Contine wire obstruction to Creek and to Low tide; Sergt. [Sergeant] Walters 7 Engrs. [Engineers]; Lieut. [Lieutenant] Farrand in charge

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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