. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE SWAMP-ANGEL —ONE OF THE FAMOUS GUNS OF 63 1863, an S-ineh, 200-pound-er Parrott rifle was skiddedacross the marsh andmounted behind the sand-bag parapet. On the nightof August 21st, after warn-ing had been sent to theConfederate commander,General Beauregard, thegun was fired so that themissiles should fall in theheart of Charleston. Six-teen shells filled with Greekfire were sent that August 23d, at thethirty-sixth discharge, thebreech of the gun wasblown
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE SWAMP-ANGEL —ONE OF THE FAMOUS GUNS OF 63 1863, an S-ineh, 200-pound-er Parrott rifle was skiddedacross the marsh andmounted behind the sand-bag parapet. On the nightof August 21st, after warn-ing had been sent to theConfederate commander,General Beauregard, thegun was fired so that themissiles should fall in theheart of Charleston. Six-teen shells filled with Greekfire were sent that August 23d, at thethirty-sixth discharge, thebreech of the gun wasblown out and the barrelthereby thrown upon thesand-bag parapet as thephotograph shows. Fromthe outside it looked to bein position for firing, andbecame the target for Con-federate gunners. Twoweeks later two 10-inchmortars were mounted inplace of the Parrott. It waslater mounted in RIGHT, 19,1. REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. AFTER THE 36TH SHOT—THE SWAMP-ANGEL HIRST
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