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Thirteen-Inch Mortar
THIRTEEN INCH MORTAR
THIS MORTAR AND ITS THREE MATES WERE FIRST USED BY FEDERAL TROOPS FOR THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER IN OCTOBER 1863. THEY MAY WELL FORM THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF THIS TYPE WEAPON.