Brierfield Arsenal 6-Pounder at Petersburg
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Brierfield Arsenal 6-Pounder at Petersburg

A 6-Pounder smoothbore manufactured by Brierfield Arsenal in Alabama (near Selma) in 1863 is displayed at Petersburg National Battlefield. This is the only surviving cannon produced by Brierfield. A large "C.S." is visible on top of the tube above the trunnions. The weight, 982 pounds, is stamped on the muzzle.

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The Bronze Smoothbores of Charleston
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The Bronze Smoothbores of Charleston

Four bronze smoothbore cannons - A 6-Pounder Field Gun of the American Revolution, a Model 1841 12-Pounder Howitzer engraved S.C., a 12-Pounder Mountain Howitzer at Fort Sumter, and a 12-Pounder Napoleon at Fort Moultrie - are displayed in and around Charleston, South Carolina.

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