Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 84
field-guns are in park on this fine stretchof lawn. There are four guns to a battery, eachgun under a sergeant, who is a chief of de-tachment. The corporal who sights the gunis the gunner. The others are cannoneers. In-cluding the chief of detachment, there are ninemen to a gun. When this has been… … THE SALLY-PORT AT FORT COLUMBUS, GOVERNOR S ISLAND. The cannoneers are known by numbers, andNo. 1 is the star performer of the cast. He issurmounted by a military device well carved in the rammer and sponger, and, if he is a quick,* See story, The Carving Over the Sally-port, St. Nicholas for…
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