I cannot imagine what that sound must have been like, the roar of thunder...deafining...how could one have even thought during those times when the cannons were "roaring"....amaing!!! Thanks for sharing.... I want to take my kids there so they can see for themselves--went there when I was in the 9th grade...gave me the chills...standing on the fields where so many died for something that they(on both sides) believed so deeply in. Thanks again for sharing...
The gun a full scale 3 in. Ordnance Rifle (fully rifled) named "Flo", I researched it for the owner, he puchased it from Steen Cannons in Ashland, KY. I went and picked it up (from Calif.) and ran it for a couple of years. The gun is attached to the Norfolk light Artillery Blues (CSA), a unit of the National Civil War Assn. in Calif.
Imagine marching calmly in a row TOWARDS these things as they are being fired at you as fast as they could.
VictorLepanto 7 months ago
I cannot imagine what that sound must have been like, the roar of thunder...deafining...how could one have even thought during those times when the cannons were "roaring"....amaing!!! Thanks for sharing.... I want to take my kids there so they can see for themselves--went there when I was in the 9th grade...gave me the chills...standing on the fields where so many died for something that they(on both sides) believed so deeply in. Thanks again for sharing...
yankeegurl62 1 year ago
The gun a full scale 3 in. Ordnance Rifle (fully rifled) named "Flo", I researched it for the owner, he puchased it from Steen Cannons in Ashland, KY. I went and picked it up (from Calif.) and ran it for a couple of years. The gun is attached to the Norfolk light Artillery Blues (CSA), a unit of the National Civil War Assn. in Calif.
cawboybutterball10 1 year ago
what kind of cannon?
yoho951 3 years ago
Actually, the range was about 185 yards. And the gun closer to the camera had a 12 oz. charge of Fg powder pushing out about 5 pounds of canister.
Do you have any more from that shoot?
subdjoe 3 years ago
Thanks for the info. I stand corrected. I updated it.
Yes, I have a bit more footage. This is the edited version.
namesagame 3 years ago