Civil War Mortar Battery
To reduce Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Civil War, General George McClennan undertook a formal siege. Shown here is a mortar battery, firing heavy projectiles in a high, arching projectory. These are 10-13 inch mortars, each weighing 20, 000 pounds, at Battery, 4 near Yorktown
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10800728
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47597096
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5196px x 3365px
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©Photo Researchers / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Photo Researchers
