627 Series I Volume XIV- Serial 20 - Secessionville
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Tabular statement of works in the Department of South Carolina October 4, 1862.
Works Location Intend
ed
armame
nt
Guns
Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor 140
Fort Moultrie Charleston Harbor, ---
Sullivan's Island
Fort Beauregard Charleston Harbor, 6
Sullivan's Island, east of
Moultrie
New batteries Charleston Harbor, 9
Sullivan's Island, west of
Moultrie
Breach Inlet Battery Charleston Harbor, ---
Sullivan's Island, north
end
Morris Island Battery Morris Island ---
Fort Johnson Charleston Harbor, James 12
Island
Fort Ripley Charleston Harbor 5
Battery at Lawton's Charleston Harbor, James 2
Island
Battery at McLeod's Charlesont Harbor, Wappoo 12
Creek
James Island lines East of James Island Creek ---
James Island lines West of James Island Creek ---
James Island redans and Fort Pemberton 9
redoubts connecting with
Fort Lamar Secessionville, left flank 15
of lines
Fort Pemberton Stono River, covering righ 20
flank of lines
Batteries at Holmes' James Island, east end, 4
house wester lines
Batteries at cross-roads James Island 8
below the church
Battery at Freer's Cross- James Island 7
Roads
Reed Battery James Island, Clarke's 6
house
Batteries connected by Saint Andrew's Parish, 10
covered way Wilkes' place
Present armament Condition Forces Time to
at complete
work
Workme
n
Two 8-inch shell, three
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75
9-inch shell, five 8-
inch sea-coast, six
24s, three 24-pounder
howitzers, five 10-
inch, twelve 8-inch,
thirty-one 32s, four
32s rifled, seven 42s,
six 42s rifled, seven
10-inch mortars
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2 10 days
One 8-inch, one 8-inch Unfinished 107 10 days
shell, one 32 rifled,
one 32, two 24s.
Four 10-inch ...do... 281 3 weeks
Two 32-inch, one 24, ...do... 119 21 days
four 12s, one howitzer
Two 8-inch shell, one ...do... 577 2 weeks
32rifled, three 32s,
one 24 rifled
One 32 rifled, one 8- Complete ---
inch, two 32s
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Unfinished 17 6 weeks
Four 32s, one 6 rifled Complete ---
One 32, four 24s rifled Unfinished 150 10 days
One 8-inch howitzer, ...do... 200 3 weeks
five 32s, eight 24s,
four 18s, one 18-rifled
One 8-inch sea-coast, ...do... 100 2 weeks
nine siege guns, 12 to
24.
One 32 Complete ---
Two 10-inch mortars, Unfinished 300 3 weeks
two 8-inch shell, one
32 rifled, six 32s, two
24s rifled.
Two 10-inch, two 8- Complete ---
inch, two 32s rifled,
four 32s, two 42s, two
18, two 12s rifled.
Two 42 carronades, two ...do... ---
32 shell
Eight field pieces ...do... ---
Seven field pieces ...do... ---
Two 24s, one 24 rifled ...do... ---
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Unfinished --- 10 days, 100
hands.
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