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Table of effects of projectiles on walls of Fort Sumter-Continued.
Caster
No. Projectil Penetrati Pentetion Height Height
e on
Feet Inches Feet Inches
46 .. .. ... ... ..
47 11-inch .. ... ... ...
48 .. 2 4 5 ...
49 .. ... ... ... ...
50 ... 1 5 3 ...
51 11-inch 2 6 5 ...
52 15-inch ... .. ... ...
53 11-inch ... ... ... ...
54 ... ... ... ... ...
55 ... .. ... ... ...
Carter.
No. Width Width Remarks
Feet Inches
46 .... ....
47 .... .... Scaled; very oblique.
48 5 .... Exploding shell; cracked
parapet wall.
49 .... .... Knocked out iron embrasure
slab 1 foot wide, 6 inches
thick, 3 feet long; indented
it 1 1\4 inches and broke
it in three pieces; shook
masonry
50 3 6 No serious injury
51 7 ... Brick traverse; east pan
coupe.
52 .. ... Entered western quarters
and exploded, damaging
walls.
53 ... .. Entered western quarters and
remained in quarters
54 ... ... Demolished 10-inch columbiad
carriage and chassis in
southwest angle.
55 ... ... Struck end stone masonry
berm southeast angle; four
small holes knocked in brick
arch roof of eastern quarters
by grazing shots or
fragments from traverse
WILLIAM H. ECHOLS,
Major, Engineers.
[Inclosure Numbers 6.]
Table showing the number,kind, and position of guns in action, and number and king of projectiles used against the iron-clad fleet before Charleston, April 7, 1863.
Location No. Kind of gun Projectile Shots
Fort Sumter; 2 7-inch Brooke Wrought-iron 89
rifles bolts
810 shots, 4 10-inch Solid shot 120
columbiads
east and 4 8-inch Solid shot 160
columbiads
northeast 5 42-pounder Shot and bolts 138
rifles
faces; 2 9-inch Shot 54
Dahlgrens
barbette. 3 10-inch sea- Shells filled 40
{coast mortars with melted
iron
First 2 8-inch shell Shot 60
guns (navy)
tier 2 8-inch guns Shot 50
(navy)
casemate {8 32-pounders Shot 100
Second tier 1 42-pounder Shot 2
casemate. rifle
Fort 9 8-inch Shot and 5 344
columbiads incendiary
shells
Moultrie, 5 32-pounder 192 bolts; 38 230
rifle shells
886 5 32-pounders Shot 243
shots {2 10-inch sea- Shells 51
coast mortars
Battery Bee, 5 10-inch Shot 225
columbiads
283 shots {1 8-inch Shot 58
columbiad
Battery .. 8-inch Shot 64
columbiads
Beauregard, 1 32-pounder 41 bolts (75 ..
rifle pound); 45
shots
157 shots {2 .. 7 shells 93
Cummings 1 10-inch Shot 37
Point, columbiad
65 shots {1 9-inch Shells 28
Dahlgren
Battery 1 32-pounder Shells 9
rifle
Wagner, 1 24-pounder Shells 1
rifle
26 shots {2 32-pounders Shot 16
Number of guns, 69; total number of shots fired, 2, 209.
WILLIAM H. ECHOLS,
Major, Engineers.
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