Report, relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege

TitleReport, relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege
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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Descriptive InformationReport of general observations and conclusions relating to artillery and fatigue duty in the siege of the defense of Charleston. Brooks writes about the effectiveness of 8-inch shells, and that shells falling at a high angle are the only projectiles available against the earth works built on this coast. He writes that black troops will do more work than white troops and will have far less sickness. The siege of Sebastopol is also mentioned.

TranscriptionArtillery (Contd) [Continued] 4. It is of little use to try to break in the enemy's Shelters by a vertical fire-It is easy for [line?] to increase their cover to make them secure. Hence this fire is to be used against Troops. For this purpose 8-inch shells are about as effective as 13-inch if the range be sufficient. 5. The greatest delay in siege operations is the [transporting?] of projectiles. Shot [and shells?] can be rolled on a [track?] way. [????] should be carried on [carts?].

LocationsCharleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.77657,-79.93092)

TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)

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