| Engineer's Office |
| Galveston |
| October 8, 1863 |
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| Capt. Edmund P. Turner |
| Assistant Adjutant-General, Houston |
| |
| Captain, |
| I have the honor to report
that, after examining the injury done to the works on Galveston
Island, I found the works in the following condition: |
| Fort
Magruder.
--The parapet in front of one gun was washed away to within a few
feet of the gun, and a part of the slope washed away in front of
another gun. The breakwater was also washed away in front of the two
guns; also the palisading for the same length. The magazines were
not affected in any work. To replace the embankment it will require
four days' work. |
| Pelican Spit.--The
embankment on the sides of the embrasures washed away; also the
breakwater in front; no other damage. It will require ten days' work
to make the repair. |
| The railroad between Fort
Scurry
and Fort Point {an extension of the Galveston,
Houston & Henderson RR} washed away for half a mile. It
is undergoing repairs. It will require ten days' more work. The
balance of the works are not injured. |
| Forts Magruder and Pelican
Spit, notwithstanding the injury: are ready for action to-day. |
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant, |
| V. Sulakowski |
| Chief Engineer |