Appearance of the Batteries on Cummings Point
1. Work- commenced recently probably to fire upon the main channel, seaward. 2. Encampment- one or more guns look upon the channel toward Ft. Moultrie. A mortar battery on the right near No. 3. 3. Battery of 3 Heavy Guns - Embrasures very large. Line of fire makes an angle of 38 degrees with the gor...
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ftbaylorunivdc:oai:digitalcollections.baylor.edu:tx-wotr/1816 2023-05-15T17:13:21+02:00 Appearance of the Batteries on Cummings Point United States. War Department Seymour, T. 1861-1865 South Carolina 1891 1 illustration on 1 sheet Cartographic materials http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/u?/tx-wotr,1816 English eng Washington : Government Printing Office War of the Rebellion Collection 19wor_atlas_v1_002_01 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/u?/tx-wotr,1816 http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 1891 ftbaylorunivdc 2018-12-22T23:15:09Z 1. Work- commenced recently probably to fire upon the main channel, seaward. 2. Encampment- one or more guns look upon the channel toward Ft. Moultrie. A mortar battery on the right near No. 3. 3. Battery of 3 Heavy Guns - Embrasures very large. Line of fire makes an angle of 38 degrees with the gorge of Ft. Sumter. 4. From this point the Star of the West was fired upon. Battery covered by sand hill. 5. Apparently a Battery- behind the hill. 6. Work- recently commenced: A battery of some strength. Encampment. 7. Work- recently finished: Apparently a Mortar Battery. 8. Morris Island Headquarters 9. Iron-Clad Battery- Three heavy guns probably Columbiads. Line of fire makes an angle of 49 degrees with gorge of Fort Sumter. 10. Battery- not quite complete, Sole of Embrasures seem to slope to the rear. Four casemate top carriages on the beach are probably intended for this work. Line of fire makes an angle of fifty-two degrees with the gorge of Fort Sumter. Small map to the right of the title depicting a Plan Respectfully forwarded Robert Anderson Major USA, Core (signature on bottom at far right) Other/Unknown Material Morris Island Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections Cummings ENVELOPE(-61.679,-61.679,-73.255,-73.255) Morris Island ENVELOPE(-147.800,-147.800,-76.617,-76.617) |
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1. Work- commenced recently probably to fire upon the main channel, seaward. 2. Encampment- one or more guns look upon the channel toward Ft. Moultrie. A mortar battery on the right near No. 3. 3. Battery of 3 Heavy Guns - Embrasures very large. Line of fire makes an angle of 38 degrees with the gorge of Ft. Sumter. 4. From this point the Star of the West was fired upon. Battery covered by sand hill. 5. Apparently a Battery- behind the hill. 6. Work- recently commenced: A battery of some strength. Encampment. 7. Work- recently finished: Apparently a Mortar Battery. 8. Morris Island Headquarters 9. Iron-Clad Battery- Three heavy guns probably Columbiads. Line of fire makes an angle of 49 degrees with gorge of Fort Sumter. 10. Battery- not quite complete, Sole of Embrasures seem to slope to the rear. Four casemate top carriages on the beach are probably intended for this work. Line of fire makes an angle of fifty-two degrees with the gorge of Fort Sumter. Small map to the right of the title depicting a Plan Respectfully forwarded Robert Anderson Major USA, Core (signature on bottom at far right) |
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Appearance of the Batteries on Cummings Point |
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1891 |
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