General order no. 7 establishing an engineering supply depot, Morris Island

General Order No. 7 written by Smith by order of General Gillmore on July 17th 1863. Describes the establishing of an Engineering Supply Depot on the south end of Morris Island, where engineer materials such as tools, facines, gabions, magazine frames, and platform stuff will be collected, manufactu...

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Main Authors: : Smith, : Gillmore
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.)
Gillmore
Morris Island
Online Access:http://openparksnetwork.org/single-item-view?oid=OPN_NS:1EAF960C35CD0B0D58A4FE939E092FAC
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Summary:General Order No. 7 written by Smith by order of General Gillmore on July 17th 1863. Describes the establishing of an Engineering Supply Depot on the south end of Morris Island, where engineer materials such as tools, facines, gabions, magazine frames, and platform stuff will be collected, manufactured, preserved, and distributed. The depot will be in charge of Capt. CRUSO, Company "H," New York Vol. Engineers.

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