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TitlePage 207
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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers
Dates
Date Created
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
TranscriptionTuesday August 25th 1863; Siege work Night; Capt. [Captain] Suess went on duty at 7 o'c P.M. and was relieved at 3 o'c A.M.; Sapping.; Detail 11 Engrs. [Engineers] and 75 Infantry; Material used 56 Gabions and 500 Sand bags.; Lt. [Lieutenant] Baldwin went on duty at 12 o'c P.M. and was relieved at 8 o'c A.M. Thickening and repairing parapets of 4th Parallel, and approaches.; 200 pdr. Parrott gun burst today part of the breech being thrown at last 125 ft. [feet] to the rear-Skirmish with the enemy's pickets tonight.
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
Physical Descriptions
Mediumjournals (accounts)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Identifiers
Digital Identifiersmt_brooks491_065_208
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/DB19858B803D05DA60C1BDD9E70EC0F8
Batch ID20180328174717
RightsU.S. Government Work Learn More

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