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Loading a Cannon, 1862
Photographer: Library of Congress
Caption: Loading a Cannon, 1862
Additional Description: When firing artillery soldiers stood on a level earthen platform behind the fort's steep, thick walls.

Soldiers of 4th New York Heavy Artillery loading 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette, 1862.
Submitted: April 21, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p471299
File Size: 3.275 Megabytes

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