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Civil War Mortar
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Civil War Mortar
The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia. Immense batteries of enormous guns and mortars were planted all along the line by the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. This is a battery of 13-inch sea-coast mortars. April 1862.
Photo: Mathew Brady Studio
War Department - U.S. Army
Office of the Chief Signal Officer
National Archives and Records Administration
Still Picture Branch - College Park, Maryland
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