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Letter, 1863 September 22, James Wallace to Brooks, regarding Parrott guns that failed, page 2

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Baldwin, James

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Letter to Brooks from James Baldwin, reporting results of Baldwin's examination of the 100 and 200 Pdr Parrott guns that failed during the bombardment of Ft. Sumter. The number of rounds at which guns failed, signs of crystallization, cracks, and fractures in the guns are detailed.
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South Carolina Digital Library

Keywords

  1. Artillery Operations
  2. Civil War
  3. Civil War, 1861 1865
  4. Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
  5. History
  6. South Carolina
  7. United States

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