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Now that you have looked at one picture of the mortar "Dictator," look at three additional pictures that will expand your understanding of the items seen in the first image.
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From Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War, by Alexander Gardner,
National Archives at College Park, MD
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Petersburg, Va. The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position, photo by David Knox
From Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress American Memory Collections

From Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes,
National Archives at College Park, MD
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