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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06166.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Journal and drawings of bombproofs, with collateral |
| Title | Manuscript on Fortifications and Combat |
| Date | ca.1863 |
| Author | Seuss, John L. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Miscellany; Military document |
| Content Description | re: usage of fortifications in combat situations. Discusses alignment of fortifications, principle of augmenting artillery over diminished infantry, fabrication of fortifications to match several situations. Suess also discusses several innovations on fortification construction, and siege construction and deployment tactics. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Diary Union Forces Fortification Artillery Infrastructure |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |