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Additional Pictures

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.

Picture 2

Alexander Gardner Photo
From Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War, by Alexander Gardner,
National Archives at College Park, MD

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Picture 3

Dictator
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

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Picture 4

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

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Examine other pictures of "Dictator" and the railroad cars that transported it.

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