Posted February 14, 2018 12:30 pm by Comments

By Chris Eger

A pair of historic cannons from the Alamo have undergone extensive preservation and have now returned home, along with a cannonball found inside one of the guns.
Among several artillery pieces from the iconic site where Texans and volunteers from across the U.S. held their famous last stand in 1836, the two guns were sent last October to the Texas A&M Conservation Research Lab in College Station for extensive work. The task, completed last month, was undergone with reverence.
“Our efforts to preserve and protect the Alamo are first and foremost about the story of the battle itself. It was the 13 days of battle in 1836 that made this mission sacred,” said Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush. “These cannons … sat on platforms of new wood on the perimeter of this fortress, trained on the enemy. Heroes died manning them. We need these cannons to last so future Texans can see 1836 for themselves.”
The guns included the four-pounder — after the size shot it fired — Spanish cannon that was part of the battle for the Alamo as well as the six-pounder “1842 Rio Grande Cannon” named after where and when it was recovered. While inspecting the Rio

Source: Guns.com

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