The 32-Pounders of Fort Fisher
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The 32-Pounders of Fort Fisher

Three United States Navy 32-Pounders are on display at Fort Fisher. These guns illustrate the kind of ordinance in naval use prior to the Civil War and the ways in which these guns were used by North and South during the war.

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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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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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USS Santee - A Frigate of the United States Navy
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USS Santee - A Frigate of the United States Navy

USS Santee - designed after the War of 1812, built slowly in the 1820s-1850s, seeing active service at the beginning of the American Civil War, and serving many years as a school ship for the United States Naval Academy, was a beautiful frigate whose history reflects the changing technology of naval ordnance. This website is named in her honor.

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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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