1st Lieutenant Jared A. Smith letter to Colonel A. H. Bowman

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Title

1st Lieutenant Jared A. Smith letter to Colonel A. H. Bowman

Subject

Smith, Jared A (Jared Augustine), 1840-1910, USMA 1862
Bowman, A. H (Alexander Hamilton), 1803-1865, USMA 1825
Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895, USMA 1849
United States Military Academy -- Faculty
United States Army -- Officers
Parrott gun -- Testing
Ammunition -- Testing

Description

Letter from 1st Lt. Jared A. Smith and Capt. S.V. Benét to Colonel A. H. Bowman, dated July 20, 1863, detailing the results from testing the penetration and effect of shots and shells of Parrott guns, including the 6.4 inch (100-pdr.) and 8 inch (200-pdr.)

Creator

Smith, Jared A (Jared Augustine), 1840-1910, USMA 1862

Publisher

United States Military Academy

Date

1863-07-20

Contributor

Boynton, Edward C. (Edward Carlisle), 1824-1893, USMA 1846

Rights

Public Domain (see USMA Library Terms of Use)

Format

.tif

Language

Eng

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

Letter from 1st Lt. Jared A. Smith to Colonel A. H. Bowman, dated July 20, 1863

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Text

1st Lieutenant Jared A. Smith letter to Colonel A. H. Bowman

Original Format

paper

Citation

Smith, Jared A (Jared Augustine), 1840-1910, USMA 1862, “1st Lieutenant Jared A. Smith letter to Colonel A. H. Bowman,” U.S. Military Academy Library Exhibits, accessed April 25, 2024, https://usmalibrary.omeka.net/items/show/109.

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