. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . MEN OF THE THIRD MASSACHUSETTS HEAVY ARTILLERY IN FORT STEVENS Fort Stevens, on the north line of the defenses of Washington, bore the brunt of the Confederate attack in the action of July 12,1804, when Early threatened Washington. The smooth-bore guns in its armament were two 8-inch siege-howitzers en embrasure, six21-pounder siege-guns en embrasure, two 24-poundcr sea-coast guns en barbette. It was also armed with five 30-pounder Parrottrifled guns, one 10
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . MEN OF THE THIRD MASSACHUSETTS HEAVY ARTILLERY IN FORT STEVENS Fort Stevens, on the north line of the defenses of Washington, bore the brunt of the Confederate attack in the action of July 12,1804, when Early threatened Washington. The smooth-bore guns in its armament were two 8-inch siege-howitzers en embrasure, six21-pounder siege-guns en embrasure, two 24-poundcr sea-coast guns en barbette. It was also armed with five 30-pounder Parrottrifled guns, one 10-inch siege-mortar and one 24-pounder Cochorn mortar. Three of the platforms for siege-guns remained vacant.
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