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This section provides definitions of some of the more obscure terms that were used in the Civil War. These terms primarily address those used by the armies and appear frequently in the reports as written by the commanders in ... Quaker guns - When faced with a shortage of artillery, ... Sometime real gun carriages were used.
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The Gatling gun saw only limited use in the Civil War, (Ben Butler used two around Petersburg and eight on gunboats; Porter acquired one; and Hancock ordered twelve for his I (Veteran) Corps), however, the conflict did test this weapon, perhaps the first successful true machine gun used in warfare.
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Civil War photograph of Confederate 'Quaker' guns (logs) at Centreville, Virginia. ... Civil War Photographs: ... Here are Confederate "Quaker" guns at Centreville, Virginia. These logs were used to make the army appear to have more firepower than they truly had. March, 1862.
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Here we present a rare image of Centreville, Virginia. Quaker gun. It was taken in 1862 by Barnard, George N., 1819-1902. The image shows United States. We have created this collection of images primarily to serve as an easy to access educational tool. ... Image ID# 64A9B134; Ref: loc/Civil War Collection...
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Old Photograph Reproduction of Barnard 1862 Quaker Gun - Centreville, Virginia Civil War Photo Replicas Quaker Gun at Mayfield Fort Built in 1861 by General Beauregard to defend the railroad lines around Manassas Junction, this earthen fortress was abandoned in March of 1862, when troops were called back to defend Richmond.
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In order to convince the enemy the army had more cannon than they possessed, troops made imitation cannon of big logs. At a distance these resembled a battery of artillery, ... This mock or "Quaker" battery was made by the 79th New York, at Seabrook Point, Port Royal Island, South Carolina, in December, 1861.
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You get to know two families during the Civil War. It focuses on the Witness the raw carnage of war; the dead horses, the deafening boom of cannon and gun fire, ... LaFourche Crossing Louisiana June 20-21, 1863 ; Lawrence / Lawrence Massacre Kansas August 21, 1863 ; Lewis's Farm / Quaker Road / Military Road Virginia March 29,
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Franklin Silbey, a former congressional investigator and Civil War preservationist, said the findings on Latschar are almost certain to inflame criticism of the superintendent, who is a popular and polarizing figure in the park system.
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In Bruce Catton's book The Civil War, I discovered a photograph of a wooden cannon! It was called a Quaker gun, a roughly carved log painted black to fool the enemy into thinking you had more cannon than you did.
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