Cannon Fire
by Dan Williams
Title
Cannon Fire
Artist
Dan Williams
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Photograph
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Fort Macon State Park hosted its largest Civil War reenactment to date on April 22-23, 2016
as part of the celebration of the state parks system’s centennial anniversary. About 400 reenactors put on demonstrations for the visitors, including Civil War battle reenactments and canon firings. The Fort has five working replica 32-pounder cannons.
Fort Macon was constructed between 1826-34. During the War Between the States the fort was occupied by the Confederacy. The Siege of Fort Macon took place from March 23 to April 26, 1862 and ended with the Union regaining control of the fort.
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April 24th, 2016
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