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USN Canister Ball Memorabilia UACC PADA

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Found February 16, 1972 in Confederate Fort Huger near Suffolk, Virginia. The canister balls are about 3" in circumference. The fort was built by some 1000 slaves and free blacks in 1861. It took ten months to build and was captured 10 months later. Fort Huger was named after Thomas B. Huger, CSN who had served in the US Navy for 20 years before the war. He commanded a battery at Morris Island in Charleston Harbor, SC, in 1861 and was on the CSS McRae in New Orleans' defense. He was mortally wounded on April 24,1862.

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11:00 AM PT - Jul 10th, 2008

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