In our travels around this great country, we have always wondered how all these cannon have been so completely blown up or battle damaged. We usually find one per year. This year we found two. They come from the Northeast, East Coast, Southeast and Gulf Coast areas of the United States.
See if you can figure out
what they are, (12 pdr. field gun or 32 pdr. naval gun, etc.),
and what probably caused the visible damage, and post your results. Nobody takes these contests seriously at all. They are JUST FOR FUN. If you can come up with probable location, you will get extra cudos from Mike and I. Hints will be given as necessary.
We will declare a winner in two days. The winner does not get a free cannon from us, only praise, admiration and acclaim!!
Good Luck!!
Mike and Tracy
Featured in a recent thread, this is a giveaway.
This one almost killed Robert E. Lee when he was a United States Army Officer.
This one was damaged on the Gettysburg battlfield, but we didn't find it in that Northern State of Penn.
This dented cannon was found near the last one.
We found this beauty on a University campus, although Not a service academy.
These pieces of this large seacoast gun now reside in a southern locale near the site of a "forced passage" in '64.
Hope this didn't hurt anyone!
One of the most famous guns in Civil War history. What happened AND location please!
We found this intriguing relic in the only equal sided fort built in the Third System. Now THAT'S a clue!!