To this day, there are no federal laws preventing Americans from owning Civil War-era cannons, or any cannons manufactured ...

Below: Seedenburg and O’Connor work on a restoration of a Civil War-era cannon. If Ralph Waldo Emerson penned the line about “the shot heard around the world” to describe the first shots ...

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment of an ... the new Minié ball bullet and the rifled cannon would inflict. The time-honored military tactic of lining ...

Take your time exploring the thick stone caverns, which still house several Civil War-era cannons. You should also stop by Fort Sumter's small, yet informative museum, which provides more in-depth ...

Civil War-era cannon parts and other odds and ends he’s dug up over the years. “The truth will come out,” said Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers. Solving the ...