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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: January 29, 2007
Caption: 12 Pounder Model 1857 Napoleons
Additional Description: The Napoleon was one of the most widely used artillery pieces in the war, with well over 1,100 produced in the North (and an estimated 500 copies produced by various Southern manufacturers). Copied from a French design, where it was named in honor of Emperor Napoleon III, the Model 1857 represented the finest of the smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannons produced. Two examples of Napoleons are located at the Peace Jubilee Memorial in downtown Manassas (pictured here). A further eight original Napoleons are on display at nearby Manassas Battlefield.
Submitted: September 10, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p6777
File Size: 1.426 Megabytes

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