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

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Dates

Date Created1863-07-19

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LanguageEnglish

TranscriptionSunday July 19th; Began 4-10" Seacoast Mortar Bat. [Battery] at Beacon House on right at night; Lt. Maguire-25 Engrs. [Engineers] and 50 Infantry; Lt. [Lieutenant] Wilson with Lt. [Lieutenant] Baldwin 15 Engrs. [Engineers] and 50 Infantry made [????] in obsticle [obstacle] toward 1st Parallel and Began [????] two Requa Batteries to flank this [????] and Enfilade the Beach. [????] gun being [????] by a [????] in rear to [????] fire; Monday July 20th; Began repairs and [????] the 2nd Parallel Batteries [????]; Lt. [Lieutenant] Farrand with 15 Engrs. [Engineers] and 50 Inf. [Infantry]; Lt. [Lieutenant] Maguire continued work on 4-10" Seacoast Mortar Bat. [Battery] with 30 men; Capt. [Captain] Graef repaired mortar platforms in [????]; Lt. [Lieutenant] Wilson [????] Requa Gun Bat. [Battery] and Boom access creek on left of obsticle [obstacle].

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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Mediumjournals (accounts)

TypeStill Image

Formatimage/jpeg

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Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_020

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/D2E2D9C274BA54DF055AB1A1B0A60B93

Batch ID20180328174717