Trivia #15 Last Shot (1/22/2013)

[Trivia Master]

Tonight's Civil War Trivia Question Value: 10 points, 1 bonus point goes to the player with the first answer. This question will be open until Wednesday between 9 and 10pm EDT, when another question will be posted! As usual: Please do not post your answers anywhere but in this forum!
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What is the location of the gun that is thought to have fired the final cannon shot before General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant at Appomattox Court House?
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Post your answer below. Good Luck!

 

[Just Jim]

West Point

 

[NFB22]

West Point, NY

 

[adisciu9]

Presently now at West Point (the Omega Gun)

 

[jmb57]

this gun is mounted on the right side of the West Point Library entrance at West Point New York

 

[Ken Rich]

At the Library Entrance at West Point

 

[reading48]

My source said Capt Elders battery B 1st U.S. His left piece located Near the Appomattox court House?????

 

[Keith Cochran]

Mounted outside the Library entrance, United States Military Academy at West Point, New York

 

[Mike Williams]

Tonight's Civil War Trivia Question Value: 10 points, 1 bonus point goes to the player with the first answer. This question will be open until Wednesday between 9 and 10pm EDT, when another question will be posted! As usual: Please do not post your answers anywhere but in this forum!
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What is the location of the gun that is thought to have fired the final cannon shot before General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant at Appomattox Court House?
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Post your answer below. Good Luck!

Edit - Sorry, Mike, your answer is not visible. This happens sometimes with first time players.

Hope you'll try again another time.

Hoosier

 

[hoosier]

It is mounted outside the entrance to the library at the U.S. Military Academy.

 

[Red Harvest]

In the front yard of the Peers House.

 

[Nayinpa]

At the entrance of the library at West Point.

 

[kbear]

West Point library entrance, right side

 

[CSA Expat]

Mounted outside the Library entrance, United States Military Academy at West Point, New York

 

[diane]

West Point

 

[101combatvet]

Last Shot Gun or Omega Gun (at right) from Appomattox Court House at USMA Library, West Point, NY.

 

[AUG]

Peers House

 

[sockknitter]

Entrance to Library at US Military Academy, West Point

 

[Bob Owen]

In the Bering Sea aboard the CSS Shenandoah.

 

[proud texan]

Library entrance, United States Military Academy at West Point, New York