The Heritage Center: A captured cannon from the Battle of Lewisburg

During the Battle of Lewisburg on May 23, 1862, the 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry overran the Confederate artillery and captured this cannon. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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During the Battle of Lewisburg on May 23, 1862, the 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry overran the Confederate artillery and captured this cannon. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Updated Aug 10, 2018
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During the Battle of Lewisburg on May 23, 1862, the 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry overran the Confederate artillery and captured this cannon, which had originally been stolen by Confederates from the U.S. Arsenal in Virginia at the start of the war.

The triumphant 44th Ohio regiment that took it back had the piece shipped to Springfield and it fired a salute as they returned home.

It was first placed on "Soldier's Mound" in Ferncliff Cemetery, but later found a home in front of Memorial Hall.

Today it is fully restored (thanks to the Springfield High School Class of 1943) and stands on the second floor of the Heritage Center.

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