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As with other Parrott rifles, the gun breech was reinforced by a distinctive wrought iron reinforcing band. The gun fired a 20 lb (9.1 kg) projectile to a distance of 1,900 yd (1,737 m) at an elevation of 5°. The 20-pounder Parrott rifle could fire shell, shrapnel shell (case shot), canister shot, and more rarely solid shot. In spite of the ...
Perhaps the most significant case in the Gettysburg area occurred in 1993, when between $25,000 to $75,000 (around $163,256 in today's money) worth of Civil War artifacts were stolen from the ...
Claxton machine gun: A double-barrel weapon invented by F.S. Claxton, son of naval officer Alexander Claxton. The Claxton was never adopted as it was considered too frail in construction. [24] Gatling gun: Arguably the most successful Civil War machine gun, the Gatling gun could sustain 150 rounds a minute thanks to its rotating barrel design.
The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is a Gettysburg National Military Park facility, with a museum about the American Civil War, the 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama, and the tour center for licensed Battlefield Guides and for buses to see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Eisenhower National Historic Site.
The Gettysburg Armory is a former National Guard armory which is located in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. History and architectural features
Story of the "Gettysburg Gun" Full text of the "Gettysburg Gun" by John H. Rhodes; Text and video of artillery positions at Gettysburg, including Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery; includes excellent modern images of the "Gettysburg Gun" Restored Bible of Alfred E. Gardiner of Battery B (includes personal inscriptions)
Tour guide Mr. Jim shares ghostly tales during a Civil War Ghosts of Gettysburg ghost tour by US Ghost Adventures along Baltimore Street, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Gettysburg Borough.
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