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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: July 24, 2008
Caption: Battery D Fifth U.S. Artillery Position
Additional Description: Two 3-inch Parrott Rifles and two 2.9-inch Parrott Rifles represent the position held by Hazlett's Battery. The two calibers were generally called "10-pounder" based on the weight of their shot. In 1863, the Federal army decided to standardize the 3-inch caliber, and the new type replaced the 2.9-inch guns in time.
Submitted: September 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p36621
File Size: 1.711 Megabytes

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