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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP06 Mar 2023 3:33 p.m. PST

…., Texas Volunteers, Confederate States Army


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Brechtel19808 Mar 2023 7:44 a.m. PST

The 'Swamp Angel' was also the nickname of a Union siege gun outside of Charleston.

It was an 8-inch rifled Parrot and exploded while firing its 36th round into Charleston.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP08 Mar 2023 2:30 p.m. PST

Thanks!

Armand

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