MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Find A Log Quick!

Dover, Tennessee
· February 14 1862
Military
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In the heat of Friday evening's battle, a ball jammed halfway down the barrel of the 64-pounder rifled Columbiad here. Sergeant Patrick Cook and his crew climbed onto the parapet and into Federal fire to find and haul back a log, then used it to push the ball down and save their powerful gun from bursting.
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