Living History Confederate Limber

[Claude Bauer]

Confederate Limber at Fox's Gap, South Mountain Battlefield State Park. 04/21/2012

 

[unicornforge]

Actually the item in that photograph is a "Limber" not a caisson. Also, since both northern and southern forces used the same specifications, a Limber could have been manufactured in the north and acquired by southern forces during or after a battle. But since it is labeled as living history, it was likely reproduced from the circa 1850s "Mordecai" drawings and specifications produced under the supervision of Captain Mordecai as commissioned by the U.S. Army.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbers_and_caissons

 

[Claude Bauer]

Actually the item in that photograph is a "Limber" not a caisson. Also, since both northern and southern forces used the same specifications, a Limber could have been manufactured in the north and acquired by southern forces during or after a battle. But since it is labeled as living history, it was likely reproduced from the circa 1850s "Mordecai" drawings and specifications produced under the supervision of Captain Mordecai as commissioned by the U.S. Army.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbers_and_caissons

Thanks, I fixed it in the body of the post, but don't think I can change the title of the post. Is that possible?

 

[TerryB]

Very nice!

 

[unicornforge]

...... don't think I can change the title of the post. Is that possible?

Other than an administrator changing it, you would probably need to exercise the heading until it becomes flexible enough to be ........ limber.

Still, a nice photograph. Thank you for sharing.