The New York herald., 1863-10-19
SUMTER AS IT rs.

TO Tus ERYoR THE HESkfDs .
kyour issue Of the svY:Kiy HERALD OF the STD Instant
sA1rs'emcnt appeare.A in It upder the sccvo hcadins
wt orroEoous, 80 be proper tgc6yeCs It. for
tseisformiton OF the pceic.
Ia s,,tmen: is thu,,-'Tho fort, with .ao Artificial
is,sod uloE which b'sit construct regardless
e-Fee undor the supsvcndence OF oroiof the bess
ensDcors in our service, Captain (now Br'gaGr GensraD
culiu~" The arst part Of the statement, aS to the
fort s-ng butt upon ~ artrcia Island and regusdces OF
expeye, correct but surely not reStea IN
der the-upermlendonco Of rtgsder General Goopgs W.
Crlluroa II Is FAR from my" intention, ncithsrs!st my
purpose aeroate lesscn ,he qualifications osabAy
OF that able ocor but he hssso hand Ia the Sonstruc
on o; Ina gre. fortress, and except tho aashns
the cssGcss' quarters soldess b,rracks ana .he
terror OF the work tor the parts OF the scts
consisted before he took etsarAc.
Tbs moEt }giyo merit to wD,m merit Is duc3 o. i've
super,nendeace OF Fort sumter almost exclusively W
be given 10 captain a II. Bow ann Corps OF Erelascrs
c,lcpsi and comraudanss q West Point lMtasy
Academy
lionel Iswm,n had taeu ci,,ags OF the fortircaso~s
Of h1rleston har bor IN the year 1890 The masony in
cluing br ~ and coucrcte of thSf
ed un,'l t. sys 1s44 and was cs1ducted under thed
meJiste lpervision OF Coo1cl Bowman, assistof 5J
Lieutenant I'D Kurt Corps OF Engineers cap..n n
the E' gine . Department at Wa ssngion city.
ilie charge OF that noted, ar DOW historic, fcrsAoo
ton <cs Col Bowman froa the dale above rses~
toned pnt.l gy 1858, when w burned 10 Cspssn
j. =. Gims Corps OF Engineers ~ the rebel ARMY,
aud traito = 70 our government prain Gilmer (no~ss
socated raurcgarG for the 90 of Carlesson) NJ
tue same ClarHc Oh sHshs NJ shvanuh
these OF tarsson, both whic ssorxs dsrea
than officer could cprvcnietiy attend
intend with, Justice Consequently IN the year, Isaoud
think, OF l. No. Captain GIlmer relieved trcxa tho
works Charleston, and Captain 6O0rge W. CulsEs 4e0k
hs hs II Will be seen, a-t is very evdt 81 ttAs
tor for aboua fourteen years. During that umsis gas
conducted ~ asr ith great The
cpncrcte which Is the principal and strongest mStestal
used 10 the sbding, brougtnto such pcr'sosos6y
and other cts used IL IN tho Construction OF wbasves
and othJs Purposes subs te str rger cad Esro'
durable than tho hardest granc. Finally IL hrd takon
the name :hrsighout that eectsn of country $500
Bowmuu concrete"
Ibis had testcd bal.sfr sttho'
moderp iprsnaon Of iroIeciies sugh which are IsaS
ng destrnstvey and shattor the brick w3sk OF h9
.thoaess. they hardy lerfo ate ito
cseto Ttar1l when trof, and striking the sseto
would ret land back and becoIrs almost fiat .oeyeg
slight rerc o. ,xbe mark eubsHn whocs
struck.
The supso ability and scientific ntsinmcrts -ofaCoa
Is uslL known TO the government. C2nsec usHuy,
under Ii "a adm istra.ion OF Pgesdopt Picrcs; ho vs
tho worof Charleston harbr IN, se year above stated
(lSl3) aud placed the s3sssu OF Consancten ~
Wlsaiugtan-a most important. skd onerons
irad che o< all the marine 1Uiangs. post ccss and
tho country hss had charge 0hs opera
ti,ns .is extension OF thosrrcasury bu1ng duriDl
the Mr. Pierce, and es soipc time seey vhen
trsm - great exertions and on 4cumnatss e Scst
ness - constitution aud healA became feostS. md th
government (reluctantly y part; hfl alca
absence ~ one year or ysii his nasse,ac ans
recruit his cola.utou as,es which time LA was ar <
poln a to the mpnrtan :ss,ion he now hb, 5emta md
ant os West Point Military acadomy.
s.auld not trouble you With this con:nuricson. bu
jus,.os each OF those able asccrs prompts 70 10
THOMAS CvtGOHAN.
s7RsaiIEt d, Ohio, 1862