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English: The Gettysburg Gun, last fired during the eponymous 1863 Civil War battle, sits in the foyer of the Rhode Island Statehouse. At Gettysburg, this gun was a part of the 1st Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery B. On July 2 and 3, 1863, ‘The Gettysburg Gun’ was one of the six guns firing on the Confederate positions before ‘Pickett’s Charge’ began. While attempting to load the cannon, a shell hit the bore of the gun at the muzzle and killed the two cannoneers servicing the piece, William Jones and Alfred G. Gardner. The remaining cannoneers led by Sargeant Albert Straight tried to load the cannon but the bore had been damaged badly. In the face of an onslaught of 15,000 Confederates they attempted to load the 12 pound ball into the damaged bore with an axe, but it became stuck and held fast. As the muzzle cooled down the ball became permanently lodged in the mouth of the gun where it still resides today.
Nederlands: De Gettysburg Gun is een kanon dat werd gebruikt door het 1st Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery B tijdens de slag bij Gettysburg. Het kanon werd door een zuidelijke kogel geraakt, terwijl men het probeerde te laden. De loop werd vervormd, maar de kanonniers probeerden de kogel toch te laden. Dat lukte slechts gedeeltelijk en door het afkoelen van de loop bleef de kogel vastzitten.
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