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To the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery
Photographer: Internet Archive
Caption: To the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery
Additional Description: “The mortar forming the central feature of the design, was known during the war as the ‘Petersburg Express,’ and saw much active service with the First Connecticut during the Civil war.” -- From The Monumental News, Vol. XIV, No. 2, February 1902, Page 163.
Submitted: September 1, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p747025
File Size: 0.267 Megabytes

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