GDG- artillery fire

[Terry Arliskas]

Paulson Brothers Ordnance out of Clear Lake, Wisconsin has a Whitworth in their collection that they shoot routinely.  For clips of live action firing (and an impressive look at the power of Civil War artillery), check out their website at:  http://www.pbocorp.biz/action.htm.  I'd be very surprised if there wasn't a Whitworth among the cannon in live-fire competition at North-South Skirmish Assocation Nationals held at Winchester, VA every May and September as well.  
 
Terry Arliskas, Wauwatosa, WI
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:05:32 -0700> From: joanncw76ny at yahoo.com> To: gettysburg at arthes.com> Subject: GDG- artillery fire> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> > > Hi - Remember the two Whitworths on the field. From my understanding, the scream they made when shot was terrifying to the soldiers. They had a long range too.> I'd love to hear one - just once!> JoAnn> > > "Some kid a hundred years from now is going to get interested in the > Civil War and want to see these places. He's going to go down there and be standing in a parking lot. I'm fighting for that kid." - Brian Pohanka, 1990> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------> You may unsubscribe by going to http://mailman.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg> > You can add yourself to the GDG map at: http://www.frappr.com/gettysburgdiscussiongroup> > View archived posts from May 2004 - present at http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/
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