Hvy.Arty Cannons roar

[BillWright]

No it landed in the river…some of the crew saw it come across and land about 50 yards from the bank

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

They did not disassemble the jail…they moved it intact sliding it on railroad tracks that were near the magazine.it was ft wade

Thanks.

That's even more impressive !

 

[Bonny Blue Flag]

The first time I heard cannon firing was in Jefferson, Tx at their annual reenactment of the Battle of Port Jefferson (the battle that never was). The town is on the banks of the Sabine River, dividing Tx from La. Folks were in the downtown area watching the local parade marching down Main Street, along with Confederate reenactors, some with horses and alot of equipment when suddenly there was a very loud, guttural growl from cannon down by the river, the sound reverberated in our chests and shook all the windows in town......the Union soldier enemies had arrived! All the Confederate reenactors scattered to their positions, the audience in the crowds stayed on the sidewalks to watch the battle!

--BBF

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

the crowds stayed on the sidewalks

Hah !

That reminds of a very large reenactment at Shiloh back during the 1980's.

Thousands of reenactors and even more spectators .
The crowd of spectators began ignoring the "stay back" warnings and continued to enter the reenactor's field.

Finally, the organizers sent a combined troop of Union and Confederate cavalry trotting along the "stand back" perimeter .
It worked perfectly ! Everyone ran back to the spectator area.

No one can try to argue with about twenty horses that are trotting toward them ...

 

[Bonny Blue Flag]

An incident occurred in Jefferson, Tx reenactment - - the Union soldiers were forcing their way into town, getting harassed and attacked by Confederates and by some of the spectators as well. Gunfire was heard sporadically all through the town. One muzzle shot happened right at the town square causing a Confederate soldier to fall to the street, injured. A Union soldier walked up to him, they spoke quietly for a minute then the Union soldier drove his bayonet into the chest of the Confederate laying on the street, then walked back to his line. Many of the spectators boo'ed and hissed. A 3 year old girl carefully walked over to the Confederate soldier and said, "You ok?"

 

[UCVRelics]

No one can try to argue with about twenty horses that are trotting toward them

Thats why the New Orleans PD uses them at midnight on Fat Tuesday

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Thats why the New Orleans PD uses them at midnight on Fat Tuesday

No doubt !

While I've never been awake at midnight on Fat Tuesday during Mardi Gras, I have experienced the New Orlean's PD's
cav unit at some afternoon parades.

No one will argue with the NOLA PD's horses either !

 

[James N.]

The first time I heard cannon firing was in Jefferson, Tx at their annual reenactment of the Battle of Port Jefferson (the battle that never was). The town is on the banks of the Sabine River, dividing Tx from La. Folks were in the downtown area watching the local parade marching down Main Street, along with Confederate reenactors, some with horses and alot of equipment when suddenly there was a very loud, guttural growl from cannon down by the river, the sound reverberated in our chests and shook all the windows in town......the Union soldier enemies had arrived! All the Confederate reenactors scattered to their positions, the audience in the crowds stayed on the sidewalks to watch the battle!

--BBF

That's actually the Big Black Bayou, not the Sabine.

 

[redbob]

Its just a field gun.
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Now that's what I call a lawn ornament.

 

[Bonny Blue Flag]

That's actually the Big Black Bayou, not the Sabine.

Thanks James N!

--BBF

 

[BillWright]

Did you go across the river and find the paint can? Its over 1.25 miles from where that cannon is to the other side of the river. 2lbs powder Just Sayin.
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It landed in the river about 100 yards on the Louisiana side of the MS. Not on land.

 

[BillWright]

Did you go across the river and find the paint can? Its over 1.25 miles from where that cannon is to the other side of the river. 2lbs powder Just Sayin.
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For clarification, my crew was the one who saw it hit the Louisiana side of the MS river. In my original report, I included a map that showed where LA and MS divide down the middle of the river. The LA border was almost at the MS bank when the mortar was fired.

My crew saw it, I didn't see it, you didn't see it. Is all this nit-picking worth it?

 

[Ole Miss]

Nit-picking? Nothing wrong with asking legitimate questions. We all love learning and finding new information and facts.
Regards
David

 

[Ole Miss]

Does Kid Rock's cannon look as cool as this one?
Regards
David

Or this one?

 

[redbob]

Does Kid Rock's cannon look as cool as this one?
Regards
David

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Or this one?

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All that I can say is what an intelligent looking gun crew, in particular the young man-as for the Santa Claus looking guy(?)

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Does Kid Rock's cannon look as cool as this one?

Although I never knew " Kid Rock " even owned a WBTS cannon, he indeed has the money to buy an original.

I would call that a little reenactor reproduction howitzer ... (it does look very cool) ... but it's not a cannon.

 

[UCVRelics]

@7th Mississippi Infantry, The top photo is of a mountain howitzer that I build and the second is a model 1841 6lb field gun that I bought and restored and they are cannons

 

[Pollaco]

His is still bigger!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

@7th Mississippi Infantry, The top photo is of a mountain howitzer that I build and the second is a model 1841 6lb field gun that I bought and restored and they are cannons

Hah !

Ha !

I had no idea these were your creations.
If I had known that, I would have had an entirely different perspective.

The post only compared them to whatever " Kid Rock" owns.

they are cannons

Technically that is true.

 

[Ole Miss]

Don't talk evil of Puddin's Chillen
Regards
David