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In the last few months the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, Iowa, has had four offers for its two old bronze cannons; the cannons that sat among a field of Civil War graves were not for sale ...
Twelve-year-old Jody Mongilutz added an interesting piece of history to his gun collection and to his neighborhood yesterday when he anchored a replica of a Civil War cannon in front of his South ...
The eagle emblem, one Civil War dealer said, means the cannon is extremely rare — one of a few Arkansas guns that still exist. He estimated it could fetch $200,000, maybe more, at auction.
Shortly before noon on July 29, two large explosions filled the air near the Enfield Public Library. The loud booming sounds were the culmination of a 45-minute presentation by the Ninth Massachuse… ...
OSAGE — Osage’s two Civil War-era garrison cannons at the city cemetery will again be fired today at dusk to honor those who have served in the military.
LIVERMORE — People of all ages visited the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center on Saturday for the historic Civil War Re-enactment. Rain from Tropical Storm Andrea and the threat of more ...
From his shoes to his belt to his hat, Val Spruell is passionate about the Civil War. And now, he has the cannon to prove it.
Civil War reenactors fire off the inaugural shot of the Model 1857 Napoleon 12-pounder field gun dedicated at the Lincoln Shrine in Redlands on Saturday Aug. 14, 2021. (Photo by Milka Soko ...
Park Service gets two Civil War cannon that may have been at Battle of Bull Run in 1861. The two guns had stood outside the Fairfax Country courthouse for 114 years.
The third anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s reproduction Civil War-era cannon will be celebrated with an artillery demonstration 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17.