Letter, 1863 December 16, Brayton to Brooks, defining heavy Rebel firing

• Main Author: : Brayton
• 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:B4C6BFB5DF9C85BC4DCF291488620352

Letter to Brooks from Brayton reporting on what constitutes heavy firing. Brayton states that he has consulted with Battery Commanders, and that their opinions on what constitutes heavy firing vary between 75 and 125 shots per hour. Brayton then reports the number of shots over time fired from Moult...