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Gum-tree mortar barrel
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| Description | The barrel of a gum-tree mortar made from the trunk of a gum tree and bound with iron bands. It is conventionally bored with a powder chamber and vent. The mortar was used by the 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the 1865 Civil War siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama. The regiment's blacksmith, Private Winborn S. Marsh of Wyattville, Minnesota, reportedly built the weapon by boring the barrel with a two-inch auger and reaming it to size. It was donated by the regiment's Chaplain, Elijah E. Edwards. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 44 centimeters length 28 centimeters diameter 10.2 centimeters diameter bore 22.9 centimeters depth bore |
| Nomenclature | Mortar (artillery) |
| Creation | Made by: Marsh, Private Winborn S. Made in Wyattville, Winona County, Minnesota, United States |
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Used by: United States Army, 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment (1862-1865), Company B Made in Wyattville, Winona County, Minnesota, United States Used in Spanish Fort Used during Civil War Used in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States Spanish Fort (Ala.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies. Armament. Accessories Armament. Tools & Equipment. Artillery Armament. Tools & Equipment. Bludgeons Military. 1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars). Equipment & Supplies |
| Dates | Creation: 1865 Content: 1861 - 1865 Civil War |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 4225.H576 |
