“This is just a preview of what we’ll be doing at the park next year,” he said, adding the park is expected to resume its artillery and musket demonstrations.Ī large crowd gathered at the battery to watch the firing and learn about Civil War artillery from Kennesaw Mountain Park volunteer Andy Cole, who describe the duties of each member of the seven-man crew, and discussed the ordnance used by the smooth bore and rifled cannons.Īmanda Corman, a ranger at Kennesaw Mountain and its black powder supervisor, said the park holds demonstrations twice a month using a 3-inch rifled cannon. “We appreciate having them come to do this for us,” he said. That, he said, will change later this year. He said the Kennesaw Mountain crew was firing the gun because the park as this time does not have people certified to use black powder. We hope people will stop there so they can hear the sound of the gun as it fires from a distance.” “We have a Confederate encampment by the Old Superintendent’s Quarters.
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