The 'Dictator', a 13in bore huge mortar at the Confederate Battery 9, Petersburg National Battlefield, VA.

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The 'Dictator', a 13in bore huge mortar at the Confederate Battery 9, Petersburg National Battlefield, VA. The Confederate defensive position was captured by advancing Union troops who remained there throughout the seige of Petersburg in 1864-65. The Dictator fired a shell weighing 200 lbs., with a charge of 20 lbs. of powder. At an angle of 45 degrees the range was about miles. It stands about 6 feet () in height.

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Size: 5129px × 3419px
Location: Confederate Battery 5, Petersburg National Battlefield Park, Petersburg, VA, United States.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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