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

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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TranscriptionCopy Letter; Engineers Office-Morris Island S.C.; August 28th 1863; Brig. [Brigadier] Genl. [General] Q.A. Gillmore; Comdg. [Commanding] Dept. [Department] of the South; General; I have the honor to recommend that the Battery of 4-8" mortars now on the right of the 3rd Parallel be moved forward to the 3rd parallel for the reasons that their fire from the present position endangers our own men, in the 5th Parallel seriously and that from the 5th Parallel being within 200 yds. [yards] of Fort Wagner could give the enemy very serious annoyance judging from his own mortar fire at a greater distance. I also recommend that field guns be placed in battery in the 5th Parallel, which will aide the mortars in keeping down the light gun fire of the Fort, which has been very annoying the past two nights. The fire of these advanced

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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