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Profile of Modified 10-inch Columbiad
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 3, 2010
Caption: Profile of Modified 10-inch Columbiad
Additional Description: Originally cast as a smoothbore in 1846 by Cyrus Alger & Co., of Boston, Massachusetts, the columbiad was among the weapons which defended Fort Sumter at the start of the war. Damaged, either by the bombardment of the fort or by mishandling, the cannon was rendered useless by the loss of a trunnion.
Submitted: June 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p113985
File Size: 1.487 Megabytes

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