WRIGHTSVILLE CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL CANNON
THESE GUNS PRESENTED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT MARK WRIGHTSVILLE AS THE FARTHEST POINT EAST REACHED BY CONFEDERATE FORCES JUNE 28, 1863 DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
THE CANNONS ON THE MONUMENT ARE 24-PDR FLANK DEFENSE HOWITZERS, MODEL 1844. THESE WERE TYPICALLY USED ONLY IN FORTIFICATIONS TO GUARD ENTRANCE WAYS AND SIDE APPROACHES.
THE CANNONS ON THE MONUMENT ARE 24-PDR FLANK DEFENSE HOWITZERS, MODEL 1844. THESE WERE TYPICALLY USED ONLY IN FORTIFICATIONS TO GUARD ENTRANCE WAYS AND SIDE APPROACHES.
Listing Details
- Public
- CIVIL WAR
- Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
- 1900
- N. FOURTH STREET AND LINCOLN HIGHWAY
- 17368
- BEVERLY PFINGSTEN
- COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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