Caption
IRON CAR BATTERY ON THE PHILADELPHIA RAILWAY, 1861; RAILROAD BATTERY; THE DETERMINATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECONSTRUCT THE BRIDGES ON THE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON, AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD, DESTROYED BY A MOB FROM BALTIMORE, HAS LED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD BATTERY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCOMOTIVE WORKS OF BALDWIN AND CO., PHILADELPHIA. ONE OF THE LONG PLATFORM BAGGAGE CARS HAS BEEN FIXED WITH SIDES AND TOP OF THICK SHEET IRON, THE SIDES HAVING PORTHOLES AND LOOPHOLES FOR MUSKETRY. THE CARRIAGE FOR THE GUN IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT IT CAN BE FIRED AT ANY ANGLE, AND FROM ANY ONE OF THE PORTHOLES IN THE SIDES AND END OF THE CAR. IN PLACE OF SHOT OR SHELL FROM THE CANNON, PIECES OF IRON PUNCHED FROM LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS WILL BE USED AS LOADS. THIS CAR IS TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF A LOCOMOTIVE, WITH FIFTY MEN INSIDE, ARMED WITH MINIÉ RIFLES, AND WITH SEAMEN TO WORK THE CANNON
Date
1861
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited
Reference
LZT13A09_322
License type
Rights managed
Available size
31,7Mb (2,4Mb) / 12,7in x 9,7in / 3818 x 2906 (300dpi)