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File Details: ASDPm, 800 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 11.9 Mb
| Credit: | by Cooley (Samuel A.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863-1865 |
| Negative Size: | 4 in. x 6.5 in. stereo |
| Equipment: | Barbette carriage (center pintle-iron); bucket (wood); cannon; handspike (iron); handspike (wood); lanyard; Parrott Rifle gun |
| Locations & Lines: | Charleston harbor; Charleston SC; Fort Chatfield (Morris Island SC); Morris Island SC; South Carolina |
| Military Units: | US Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress |
Photographic History. The War for the Union. 1861. War Views. 1865. No. 152. The first 300 pound Parrott gun. The gun is named Col. Brayton. It throws its shell into Fort Sumpter [sic] [Taylor stereo card]
Library of Congress says: Photograph shows a group of Union soldiers and a 300 pound Parrott rifle, labeled “Col. Brayton” possibly in Battery Chatfield on Morris Island.
Library of Congress also says: Big gun on Morris Island, South Carolina.
Related Image is an alternate view.
Etched onto negative: 152.
