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Photographer: Kevin W.
Taken: December 9, 2007
Caption: Comparison of Artillery Pieces
Additional Description: At the bottom of the right marker are drawings of different sized artillery pieces used by both sides during the Civil War. Captions beneath each drawing identify the type and advantage (or disadvantage) to their use:
— The huge seacoast guns were designed for use in large permanent fortifications.
— Siege and garrison guns were too heavy for rapid movement. They were used to defend fixed field positions or permanent forts.
— A field gun could move quickly.
Submitted: December 14, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p11907
File Size: 0.870 Megabytes

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