8-Inch Columbiad, Model 1857, at Fort Moultrie
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8-Inch Columbiad, Model 1857, at Fort Moultrie

An 8-Inch Columbiad, Model of 1857, which was banded and rifled by the Confederates is displayed at Fort Moultrie near Charleston, South Carolina. This rare cannon is one of only two or three of the type still in existence.

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The Columbiads of Charleston
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The Columbiads of Charleston

At Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, White Point Garden, and Magnolia Cemetery, the visitor to the Charleston area can see eighteen Columbiads used for the seacoast defense of Charleston before, during, and after the American Civil War.

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