Letter to Brooks from Baldwin on the material and sewing of sand bags
Letter to Brooks from Baldwin reporting that gunny cloth was used to make the sand-bags used in seige operations, and that the bags were sewn with cotton twine. He reports sand bags are now sewn using a lock-stitch, which retains its hold.
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Format: | Still Image |
Language: | English |
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1863
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