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A 10-inch mortar, Model 1819, unearthed during excavations in 1959, is similar to the one that fired the signal shot from Fort Johnson on April 12, 1861. Later in the war, Confederate defenders of Fort Sumter mounted several of these weapons near this spot as added defense against anticipated assaults by the Union Army and Navy. Its range was 2225 yards (3035 M).
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James Island, South Carolina · United States
