Image of US Civil War. 'Quaker gun' discovered by Union forces near by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902)

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IMAGE number: EVB7066557
Image title: US Civil War. 'Quaker gun' discovered by Union forces near Centreville, Virginia, in March 1862. Dummy cannons and other 'disinformation' fooled Union scouts into overestimating Confederate strength in the field. In this photo, a man with a stick is pretending to 'fire' the painted log with a linstock (pole used to hold a match). Photo by George Barnard
Artist: Barnard, George N. (1819-1902) / American
Medium: photograph
Date: 1862 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: US Civil War. 'Quaker gun' discovered by Union forces near Centreville, Virginia, in March 1862. Dummy cannons and other 'disinformation' fooled Union scouts into overestimating Confederate strength in the field. In this photo, a man with a stick is pretending to 'fire' the painted log with a linstock (pole used to hold a match). Photo by George Barnard (BSLOC_2018_7_133)
Photo credit: Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 19th century / 20th century / North America / America (continent) / army / detective / spy / espionage / USA / American Civil War (1861-1865) / history / secret / communication / Virginia / soldier / black and white / photo

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