Letter, 1863 September 13, Shaw to Brooks, regarding the condition of platforms and embrasures in his battery

• Main Author: : Shaw
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 1863
• Subjects: South Carolina > History; United States > History > Civil War; 1861-1865; Artillery operations; Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.); Morris Island
• Online Access: http://openparksnetwork.org/single-item-view?oid=OPN_NS:08558B264A6351A3BE99EFC7CF1D7CDD

Letter to Brooks from Shaw regarding the durability of the platforms and embrasures in the Battery of the 30 Pdr Parrotts under his command. Shaw reports that the platforms and embrasures remain in nearly as good condition as when first put down.