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Beauregard takes command...
Beauregard takes command...
Item # 691137
October 27, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 27, 1864
* 20 inch Rodman Gun first tested
* John Paul Jones Park - Fort Hamilton
* Brooklyn, New York cannon
* American Civil War
The back page has a very interesting report headed: "The Largest Gun In the World" "Successful Trial of the Twenty-Inch Rodman Gun at Fort Hamilton".
This 20-inch version in the largest muzzle loading cannon ever made in the United States. A historic report here.
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In Georgia" "Sherman's Pursuit of Hood" "Sherman Pressing Hood" "Beauregard's Address on Assuming Command" which is printed here & signed in type: G. T. Beauregard, General; and 2 columns of detailed reporting on: "The Battle of Cedar Creek" carrying over to the back page.
Eight pages, nice condition.
background: The Rodman gun, first tested in 1864, was a groundbreaking advancement in artillery design during the American Civil War, created by U.S. Army ordnance officer Thomas Jackson Rodman. Known for its massive size and durability, the Rodman gun was a smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon that came in various calibers, including the formidable 15-inch and 20-inch versions—the latter being among the largest ever cast. What set Rodman’s design apart was his innovative hollow casting method, which involved cooling the interior of the cannon with water as it was being cast. This technique allowed the metal to solidify from the inside out, greatly reducing internal stresses and the risk of cracking, which had plagued previous large artillery pieces. The result was a much stronger and more reliable weapon, ideal for use in coastal fortifications to defend against ironclad warships. Although the rise of rifled artillery soon made smoothbores like the Rodman gun obsolete, its engineering legacy marked a significant milestone in 19th-century military technology.
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