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Source:             Special Sesquicentennial Supplement II Ledger-Enquirer
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             Breech Loading Cannon

THE FIRST BREECH LOADING CANNON 
  HISTORIC RELIC OF CIVIL WAR
                     Made By
    Confederate States Naval Iron Works
    Columbus,Ga.-1863   Cannon was made 
    From wheel shaft of river Streamer
    John C. Calhoun. Designed by Capt. Wm.J.
    McAlister Steam boat Capt. And Civil 
    Engr. Machine work by Freeman C. Stewart.
    Trunnion was broken off by Gen. Wilson’s                  
    Raiders to prevent its further use.
    The Columbus Iron Works Co. Est. 1853
    Was the C.S. Naval Iron Works  During
    The Civil War.

Special Sesquicentennial Supplement II
Ledger~Enquirer, Sunday, April 23, 1978, S-28
               
        



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