Gilmore, Quincy A., fl. 1863 Endorsement on back of G.B. Brooks ALS re: idea of a "boat infantry"

GLC07303

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GLC#
GLC07303
Type
Documents
Date
1863/09/04
Author/Creator
Gilmore, Quincy A., fl. 1863
Title
Endorsement on back of G.B. Brooks ALS re: idea of a "boat infantry"
Place Written
Morris Island, South Carolina
Pagination
1, 6 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 30.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Endorsement on T.B. (or G.B.) Brooks letter, with manuscript proposal entitled "Boat Infantry," a mobile attack force. Gilmore refers the proposal to a Board of Approval. The proposal may be response to the carnage the attack on Fort Wagner. (Water damage)

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