The Citadel’s Cannons
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The Citadel’s Cannons

Displayed on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina are two 2.9-Inch Parrott Rifles, two Model 1841 6-Pounders, a 3.3-Inch Parrott Rifle, and a 7-Inch Brooke Rifle.

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The Guns of CSS Peedee
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The Guns of CSS Peedee

Three cannon recovered from the wreck of CSS Peedee (including a Dahlgren which saw service on USS Southfield) are on display at the Florence County Veterans Center in Florence, SC.

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The Mystery Brooke at The Citadel
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The Mystery Brooke at The Citadel

This Brooke Rifle sits tucked between bushes on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, SC. Though it is unlabeled and often is passed unnoticed, it has an interesting history.

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Brookes at the National Civil War Naval Museum
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Brookes at the National Civil War Naval Museum

Placeholder page showing the two Brooke smoothbores and two 7-Inch Brooke Rifles preserved at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia. Photographs were taken by the author in the late 1990s.

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