Author Topic: Cannons & Mortars of Fort Lee, Petersburg (Read 582 times)

Cat Whisperer · « **on:** September 30, 2005, 01:20:08 AM »

Headed to Ft Lee & Petersburg on Saturday. Might take in Appomatix on the way/way-back too. If the weather's good I'll post pictures.

Requests for special details?

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2005, 05:23:00 PM »

Had a chance to take about 30mb of pictures - here's the first (also posted in another related thread). More soon - I'll post a sampling, more if there are questions regarding a particular cannon or mortar.

My rib and a replica of the Dictator:

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Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2005, 05:32:12 PM »

OK, here is a collection of cannon barrels (their picture of them). I have pix of dteails of each of them.

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Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2005, 06:32:26 PM »

It's late, but here are a few -

cannon ball with sabot?

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Note Petersburg brochure for scale.

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Whitworth

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Detail of muzzle of restored cannon

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Repro? Of coehorn

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repro of confederate Iron Coehorn Mortar

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Powder keg · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2005, 06:37:01 PM »

Looks like you had a good time.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2005, 01:55:27 AM »

Quote from: Powder keg

Looks like you had a good time.

Yes, thanks, Petersburg is 4-1/2 hours from home and we crammed in renewing ID cards at Ft. Lee, the Petersburg pix and a dozen or more yard sales and flea markets in one day. It was late (dark) when we stopped for supper at Appomatix (no pix) and there were no cannons or mortars at Ft Lee to photograph (Museum wasn't open at the time).