Whitworth+Cannon

=Whitworth Cannon=

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===Though the Whitworth cannon was very accurate, it had a myriad of problems with the breech mechanism. According to Colonel E.P. Alexander, the Whitworth was not as desirable a weapon as the 3-inch Ordnance Rifle. ===

Online Sources:  Heiser, John. "Big Guns at Gettysburg." //U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America//. May 1998. Web. 31 May 2010. .

__Image sources:__ //Whitworth Cannon//. Digital image. //Civil War Academy//. Ads by Google. Web. 31 May 2010. [].