civil war

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  Fort Pickens is located at the wide tip of the barrier island. Runways at the Naval Air Station can be seen in the lower right hand corner of the photograph.
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  Battery Langdon is placed against the cover of dunes and low ground cover.
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  The 6-Pounder Field Gun, Model 1841 bronze smoothbore cannon, was used by the United States from 1840's to the 1860's. It was employed in the Mexican War and the Civil War where it was used primarily by the South. The South relied heavily on the 6-Pounder early int he war and particularly in the Army of Tennessee when at times 80 percent or more of the available field artillery consisted of 6-Pounders and 12-Pound Field howitzers.
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  Robert's Florida Battery is performing at the Open House for the Historic Village. It was reestablished in 1985 as an association of individuals united for the purpose of preserving and promoting knowledge of the American Civil War period and the memory of those who served on both sides during that conflict. The unit has one full-scale 6-pounder cannon used to portray Civil War field artillery in action.
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