. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . with hungry men, every youngsterrushed headlong up the tracks and the second gun was fired. Thislusty little cannon was credited by contemporary newspapers with aremarkable record. Cast at the Springfield Armory, it went with theAmerican Army to Mexico, was captured by the Mexicans at VeraCruz, remounted at the ancient fortress of San Juan dUlloa, recap-tured from a Mexican gunboat, sent to Philadelphia, sunk upon the re-ceiving ship Union in the Delaware River, recovered and placed amongthe curios of the navy yard. When the war
. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . with hungry men, every youngsterrushed headlong up the tracks and the second gun was fired. Thislusty little cannon was credited by contemporary newspapers with aremarkable record. Cast at the Springfield Armory, it went with theAmerican Army to Mexico, was captured by the Mexicans at VeraCruz, remounted at the ancient fortress of San Juan dUlloa, recap-tured from a Mexican gunboat, sent to Philadelphia, sunk upon the re-ceiving ship Union in the Delaware River, recovered and placed amongthe curios of the navy yard. When the war began it was used for thedefence of the railroad bridge at Perryville, and was finally loaned tothe Committee of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. It waspopularly dubbed, at this period of its service, Fort Brown. It wasthe first, it is claimed, to thunder out the news of the surrender of , upon the night of April 9th, 1865. It is now preserved amongthe priceless trophies of Capt. Philip R. Schuyler Post, No. 51, G. A. R.,in this city. Fort Brown. x, o X; Ob < Q J30. bo < O 7 u S CO O S H p co g < 2W h a ~ HM O a ops PhenH55 W S o o 55 MCOGO< Pn
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