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The above link has some other good pictures of Fort Morgan.
The top two pictures are an example of an artillery piece that is on display at Fort Morgan while the bottom two pictures are of the display area for the demonstrations. On the far right is a field cannon common for light artillery, in the middle is an example of a field mortar, while on the left is a piece that was common for use at an installation.
The demonstration of the light cannon with the charge box in the lower right. I couldn’t catch the firing of this cannon.
The top right picture is of the light cannon before it fired. Notice the woman in the far left of the picture sitting casually waiting. Contrast that with the stansed of the artillery men anticipating the shot. After that piece was fired we were all like the artillery men anticipating the shotting of the next two pieces with our hands over our ears. The next three pictures are of the mortar being fired.
This set is of the () cannon. It had a range of a couple of miles and was ideal for using at instillation that guarded harbors. I remember seeing a few years back those similar at the shore battery that was used to bombard Ft. Sumter at Charleston, S.C. which started the “Civil” war. These four are showing the readying of the gun.
The Top left picture is right after the gun fire, I almost caught the flash. Now if I had remember that I could take a short video with my camera I would have been able to get all three pieces with the flash. The next two is of the crew cleaning the gun and the lower right is a close up of the mortar.
Close ups of the different pieces and one of the crew. If you look closely the gentleman in the leather vest has his ears stuffed with wads of cotton.
The above link has some other good pictures of Fort Morgan.
The top two pictures are an example of an artillery piece that is on display at Fort Morgan while the bottom two pictures are of the display area for the demonstrations. On the far right is a field cannon common for light artillery, in the middle is an example of a field mortar, while on the left is a piece that was common for use at an installation.
The demonstration of the light cannon with the charge box in the lower right. I couldn’t catch the firing of this cannon.
The top right picture is of the light cannon before it fired. Notice the woman in the far left of the picture sitting casually waiting. Contrast that with the stansed of the artillery men anticipating the shot. After that piece was fired we were all like the artillery men anticipating the shotting of the next two pieces with our hands over our ears. The next three pictures are of the mortar being fired.
This set is of the () cannon. It had a range of a couple of miles and was ideal for using at instillation that guarded harbors. I remember seeing a few years back those similar at the shore battery that was used to bombard Ft. Sumter at Charleston, S.C. which started the “Civil” war. These four are showing the readying of the gun.
The Top left picture is right after the gun fire, I almost caught the flash. Now if I had remember that I could take a short video with my camera I would have been able to get all three pieces with the flash. The next two is of the crew cleaning the gun and the lower right is a close up of the mortar.
Close ups of the different pieces and one of the crew. If you look closely the gentleman in the leather vest has his ears stuffed with wads of cotton.
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