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File Details: AOXCm, 1400 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 44 Mb
| Credit: | by O’Sullivan (Timothy H.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1865.01 |
| Negative Size: | 4 in. x 10 in. stereo |
| Equipment: | Armstrong rifle gun; Barbette carriage (front pintle-wood); bayonet; cannon; handspike (wood); long gun; rope; sandbag |
| Locations & Lines: | Fort Fisher NC; North Carolina |
| Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Library of Congress says: Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Interior view. English Armstrong gun. 1865 Jan.
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 1234. English Armstrong gun in Fort Fisher, N. C. When the celebrated Fort Fisher (which was situated at the mouth of Cape Fear River and was the cover to the vast amount of blockade running into Wilmington) was captured by General Terry and Admiral Porter, among many other evidences of the friendship of England for the Rebels, there was found one of the noted Armstrong guns, made only for the English Government, and bearing the imprint of the “broad arrow,” or Government brand of England. This is a view of the Armstrong gun furnished by the English haters of the United States to our enemies to help destroy us. But “John Bull” was not a “bigger man than old Grant,” as the “Government of Washington still lives.” [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
Anthony No. 1234.
Written on negative: 1234.