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This video takes you through the fascinating journey of restoring a Civil War cannon and firing it once more. From painstaking repairs to the thunderous blast, see how history comes alive with every ...
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Civil War Cannons: A Closer Look at the Brooke Rifle in Action
The 15-inch Brooke rifle was one of the most powerful artillery pieces of the Civil War. Designed for coastal defense, it could fire massive projectiles with devastating impact. Watch as this ...
Many competitors are using smaller mortars firing 12-lb. projectiles, but larger, original Civil War siege mortars have also been on the line at Fort Shenandoah, too. "The mortar match is fascinating.
ATLANTA — When a 5-foot-long Civil War cannon turned up during a search for stolen goods at a Spalding County, Ga., house, that was just the beginning of a mystery.
For the second time in three years, a Civil War-era cannon in downtown Girard was struck by a vehicle. On Sunday, around 4 p.m., a driver struck the Union Army cannon that sits atop a median ...
BANGOR, Mich. — "This is really the cornerstone of our cemetery," Bangor Mayor Lynne Farmer said. After 127 years, a civil war-era Dahlgren cannon has been restored to its original condition in ...
In the video, Woods says that even though his cannon trap wasn't made in 1862, the trap does work similarly to a Civil War-era rifle, complete with gun powder and lead bullets.
An explosion at a Civil War re-enactment sends three children to the hospital. Spark from fired cannon sets off additional charges . Witnesses say two of the children were engulfed in flames ...