Wooden Mortars Site

USA / Mississippi / Vicksburg /

From this spot, Union soldiers having crafted mortars from sweetgum logs, fired them into Confederate lines in and around the Third Louisiana Redan. The improvised mortars were very effective.

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Coordinates: 32°21'30"N 90°50'36"W

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Tour Stop 1, DeGolyer's Battery 0.4 km
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