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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: August 16, 2008
Caption: Noble and Brothers 12-pounder Howitzers
Additional Description: Of the five howitzers on display, two were manufactured by Noble and Brothers, of Rome, Georgia, in 1862. The design, while similar to the Federal Model of 1841, is slightly shorter than the regulation 12-pounder. The Noble brothers operated a major iron works in Rome before the war and shifted their work to providing cannon and other implements to the Confederate service in 1861. The brothers disliked interference from the Confederate ordnance inspectors, causing much friction and production delays. Eventually the government seized the cannon manufacturing equipment and the Noble Brothers shifted to producing railroad equipment.
Submitted: September 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p37091
File Size: 1.601 Megabytes

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