On this day in the Civil War, Federal artillery troops prepare the “Swamp Angel”, a 200 pound parrott gun, that fires incendiary shells.
The gun will be used for the bombardment in Charleston Harbor.
“Swamp Angel”
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
August 4, 1863
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