4.5-Inch Blakely Rifles at Fort Pulaski
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4.5-Inch Blakely Rifles at Fort Pulaski

Two 4.5-Inch Blakely Rifles are displayed at Fort Pulaski near Savannah, Georgia. These two Blakelys were part of the original Confederate defenses of the fort, and they were captured by the US Army in 1862 when the fort surrendered.

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The Brooke Rifles of CSS Tennessee
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The Brooke Rifles of CSS Tennessee

Four Brooke Rifles carried aboard CSS Tennessee at the Battle of Mobile Bay are displayed as trophies at the Washington Navy Yard. One other is displayed at Selma, Alabama. Another may be found at Naval Station Norfolk.

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The Rodmans of Fort McHenry
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The Rodmans of Fort McHenry

Displayed at Fort McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland are three types of Rodman guns: 8-Inch Smoothbores, 8-Inch Rifles converted in the 1870s from 10-Inch Smoothbores, and 15-Inch Smoothbores. Taken together this is an impressive display of the Rodman type gun of the US Army during and after the American Civil War.

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