Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
The siege of Yorktown, Va.
Gibson, James F., 1828- · [ca. 1861–1862]
From "War Memories" catalog: In the Spring of 1862. the Army of the Potomac laid siege to Yorktown, Va. Many heavy batteries were planted. This is Battery No. 1, on the Union right. It consists of five 100-pound, and two 200-pound Parrott guns. It was the heaviest battery of artillery ever mounted in the world, up to that time. It threw 900 pounds of iron at one broadside. It was planted and manned by Company "B," First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
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