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Offline Artilleryman

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« on: February 17, 2006, 02:14:50 PM »
This webpage has a lot of Civil War artillery images that you might find interesting.

http://ulcwrt.20m.com/Artillery.htm
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2006, 03:11:35 PM »
A lot of them could use captions.
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2006, 03:47:18 PM »
:D HI:
 do you notice that all the cool pics. are of PARROTTS.
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2006, 05:40:33 PM »
I like the picture of the Waird with the depressed carriage. Havn't seen it before.

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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2006, 06:43:02 PM »
What makes you think the carriage was unhappy?
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2006, 04:40:07 PM »
NICE  ...pics Norm ....i like to study period pics to get a real feeling of the emotions and efforts of the time ...thanx for sharing...........davey
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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2006, 05:55:09 PM »
Here's one that I find very interesting.  This gun would have required up to six cannoneers with handspikes to move it back into battery.  Captured Siege Guns at Rocketts - Richmond, VA, 1865

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/album_pic.php?pic_id=1181">
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