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Home Events Artillery Demonstration

Artillery Demonstration

Partner Event

May 25, 2025 @ 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg, VA 23803

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Join living historians at the Eastern Front Visitor Center to learn how Civil War soldiers fired a 12-pounder Napoleon cannon. Stop by anytime between 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM, there will be multiple cannon firings during this time period.

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