The School of the Piece. Sponsored by the National Civil War Artillery Association and the Sons of Veterans Reserve of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.
June 27, 2015
St. John's Lutheran Church, Beaufort, Missouri
Cathy Andreen, a University spokeswoman, confirmed the discovery and said the bomb squad was called to guarantee the safety of UA employees and others on the campus at the time.
"Ten Civil War era cannonballs were discovered this afternoon by crews who were repairing sidewalks on the UA campus," Andreen said. "Out of an abundance of caution, EOD technicians were called to address any safety issues."
The ordnance was found under a sidewalk north of Gorgas Library in the center of campus. Because the cannonballs were found in the late afternoon, employees in the immediate vicinity of the dig site were allowed to leave the area and go home for the day.
Most of the officers from the University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa Police Departments left the scene just before 5 p.m. Friday.
From AL.com
A Fallen Soldier
"This skull belonged to a soldier of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers, an African-American unit that took part in a July 1863 assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor. The regiment sustained 272 killed, wounded, and missing during the attack.
By examining the skull, researchers determined how this soldier died. The size of the wound and the remains of the projectile indicate that he was killed by an iron canister ball from one of the fort’s two 12-pound field howitzers. The ball entered behind his left ear and traveled upwards through the lower part of the brain.”
(Photo and Caption taken from display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington DC)
The 1st Illinois Battery D Light Artillery gave their own unique salute to all our veterans at the Mound City Cemetery in Mound City, Illinois.