Cvil War (Other Keyword)
1-1 (1 Record)
Arms Across the Atlantic: The Faux Blakely Rifles and their North Carolina Connection (2013)
DOCUMENT
Citation Only
A cannon used by North Carolina Confederates was captured by the Union navy during the Civil War and placed as a trophy in Washington, DC. In 1973, a similar cannon was recovered from the Roanoke River below Fort Branch, a Confederate fortification blocking upstream navigation. The production identification numbers (136, 138) suggested they came from the same shipment. Their initial identification as Blakely rifled cannon is challenged here by connecting the two guns to specifications for cannon...