32-Pounder Rifle of CSS Teaser - Then and Now
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32-Pounder Rifle of CSS Teaser - Then and Now

A 32-Pounder of 57 Hundredweight which was banded and rifled by the Confederates is preserved as a trophy at the Washington Navy Yard. This cannon was captured aboard the converted tug boat CSS Teaser. The cannon was photographed after CSS Teaser's capture - allowing a "then and now" look at the cannon as well as the cannon's carriage, sights, and other accessories.

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USS Keokuk’s Dahlgren and the Rodman Carriage
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USS Keokuk’s Dahlgren and the Rodman Carriage

The 11-Inch Dahlgren at White Point Garden near Charleston, South Carolina is mounted upon a carriage for a 10-Inch Rodman. One of the two Rodmans now on the ground at Fort Moultrie may have “donated” the carriage. Looking at the cannon and the carriage, one can see how they were used together.

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