Buffalo's missing cannons

[major bill]

An article about Civil War cannon that might interest some.

https://www.buffalorising.com/2017/07/where-did-all-the-cannons-go/

 

[JOHN42768]

Interesting. It had to be tough to misplace a cannon

 

[redbob]

Because of the big Parrott's unfortunate ability to fail rather spectacularly at the breech, they were taken out of service almost as soon as the war ended. It is not surprising that the War Department was willing to give them away that soon after the war.

 

[major bill]

Interesting. It had to be tough to misplace a cannon

Especially cannons this big.

 

[UCVRelics]

Great Article Thanks For Posting.