Record #:

17749

Author(s):

Lamb, Susan

Abstract:

A Confederate cannon seized by the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862 has returned to North Carolina for the 150th anniversary of the Battle.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 60 Issue 2, Apr 2012, p32-33, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cannon

Record #:

22957

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

An interesting cannon sits in the Greenville Town Common. Joseph Brickell is said to have used this twelve-pound cannon, made between 1760 and 1770, on his trading vessels during the late eighteenth century. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the cannon was used to mark important events. Children fired it as a prank. Installed on the Greenville Town Common, it was dedicated on October 29, 1976.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , May 1-14 1985, p10-11, il

Subject(s):

Cannon

Record #:

31687

Author(s):

Abstract:

Last July, a group of relic collectors were caught stealing three cannons from Fort Branch, a Civil War fort on the Roanoke River near Hamilton. The incident led to the installation of a new security light and considerable interest in the old fort and cannons. This article discusses restoration efforts at the fort, and local citizens’ opinions on security measures.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 5 Issue 5, May 1973, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Securities; Cannon; Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration; Artifacts