Gerald D. Mann donated an 1841 “six pounder” cannon to the Battle of Newport Barracks Civil War Memorial Park Feb. 2. The six-pounder fired 6 lb cannon balls. Mann was the chief architect for the memorial project.
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Lance Cpl. J. R. Heins
Taken on 2 February 2014
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