That naval gun is huge, compared to the field guns. Aside: Gettysburg is hard to describe. I want to go back.
That naval gun is huge, compared to the field guns.
Aside: Gettysburg is hard to describe. I want to go back.
Found this about the cannon
"Battery 4 boasted the rampart's largest gun, a 32-pound naval cannon manned by sailors from the USS Carolina, which had been sunk by British fire on December 27, 1814. During the Battle of New Orleans, the big gun tore gaping holes in the ranks of the advancing 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot."
Found this about the cannon
*"Battery 4 boasted the rampart's largest gun, a 32-pound naval cannon manned by sailors from the USS Carolina, which had been sunk by British fire on December 27,
1814. During the Battle of New Orleans, the big gun tore gaping holes in the ranks of the advancing 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot."*
32 pdr. Same size gun as on USS Constitution.
32 pdr. Same size gun as on USS Constitution.
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