Letter, 1863 December 7, Brooks to Smith, regarding the Requa Battery
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TitleLetter, 1863 December 7, Brooks to Smith, regarding the Requa Battery
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CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
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Letter to Smith from Brooks responding to an inquiry concerning the "Requa Battery". Brooks writes that five pieces of the Billinghurst and Requa Rifle Battery were used in the siege operations against Fort Wagner as defensive guns of position, and that they constituted the most important part of the artillery depended on for defense in the advanced trenches. Brooks writes more about the guns' performance, and states that his ideas will be contained in a report to General Gillmore.
Transcription[Letter, damaged in two places ] Head Quarters; Department of the South; Folly Island S. C. [South Carolina]; Dec. [December] 7th 1863; [????] N. Y. [New York] Absence from this Department prevented my answering your letter of inquiry concerning the "Requa Battery" by the last steamer. Five pieces of the Billinghurst and Requa Rifle Battery were used in the Siege Operations against Fort Wagner as defensive guns of position. They constituted the most important part of the artillery depended on for defense in the advanced trenches having been moved forward as the work progressed. Nineteen emplacements were built for and occupied by these Batteries during the Siege. They were occasionally used against the enemy's Sharp-shooters and working parties and [????] (August 25th) in a brisk skirmish.
TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
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Mediumletters (correspondence)
TypeStill Image
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks470_045_001
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/F43266A0610F6D25162B6CCBF00522B2
Batch ID20180328174717