10 inch siege mortars

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Ten inch siege mortars at the Bermuda Hundred. The tower in the background was known as Butler's Crow's Nest.

 

[Robert Gray]

Another photo of the same group. This battery was designed for three guns - a 24-pounder Sawyer rifle that exploded after firing ten rounds, and two 10-inch mortars, which are shown here. According to reports, this would have been about the first week in July 1864.

National Archives (NARA - 524525)

 

[H. J. Durgin]

First time seeing this photographs. Thanks.

 

[Dan Kohli]

Thanks for sharing.