Swamp Angel

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Title Swamp Angel
Photo Number P1500n016
Description Photograph of a sketch drawing of a cannon known as the "Swamp Angel." This was a 200 pounder Parrott cannon used in the bombardment of Charleston, South Carolina in August 1863 until it exploded. Fragments of the original cannon are on display at a Civil War monument in Trenton, New Jersey.
Date 1861; 1862; 1863
Textual Date 1861-1863
Subject Cannons--Photographs
Collection Number and Name P1500 Fort Bridger, Utah Territory photograph collection
Collection Name Fort Bridger, Utah Territory
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ARK ark:/87278/s6b62jgb
Setname uum_map
ID 1701228
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b62jgb
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