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Smith_J_001.tif
Letter from 1st Lt. Jared A. Smith and Capt. S.V. Benét to Colonel A. H. Bowman, dated July 20, 1863, detailing the results from testing the penetration and effect of shots and shells of Parrott guns, including the 6.4 inch (100-pdr.) and 8 inch…

WPM 351 - 30 Pdr Parrott.jpg
This Parrott Rifle, now on Trophy Point, was made at the West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York in 1863. It was mounted on Morris Island, South Carolina in January, 1864 during the siege of Charleston. Unlike many other Parrott rifles, this one…
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