Data from experiments on sand, sand bags, etc. and work relating to siege works, Morris Island, July-September 1863

• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 1863
• Subjects: South Carolina > History; United States > History > Civil War; 1861-1865; Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.); Morris Island
• Online Access: http://openparksnetwork.org/single-item-view?oid=OPN_NS:83B53EB9CBFC1CC01A0C05186C473930

Tables of data from experiments measuring weights of dry and wet sand, data showing penetration of Sharps, Enfields, and Spencer Rifles and Coehorn mortar shells into materials such as sand bags, sand bags filled with cotton, fascines, and pine. Also contains tables of data showing how much dirt can...