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Firing a Napoleon 12-Pounder field gun the right way at Vicksburg (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

The Model 1857 “light 12-pounder gun” was one of the most popular smoothbore field artillery pieces of the Civil War era. Would you like to see it in action?

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