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[Petersburg, Virginia The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position]

Petersburg, Virginia The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position

Petersburg, Virginia The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position

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13 inch mortar "Dictator", in front of Petersburg, Virginia

13 inch mortar "Dictator" in front of Petersburg, Virginia

[Rear view of the 13-inch Mortar "Dictator" in the works of Petersburg, Virginia September 1, 1864]

[Petersburg, Virginia The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position]

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Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

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01/01/1864
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Knox, David, photographer
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history civil war equipment and supplies petersburg va siege mortars ordnance artillery weaponry virginia petersburg wet collodion negatives dictator mortar 1864 19th century united states history library of congress