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WetMogwai t1_ja3hgzu wrote

Reply to comment by mister-ferguson in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481

Probably not much different. Ft. Sumter was the first major action between two armies but the violence began months earlier. There had been armory raids across the South. An escalation to full scale war was bound to happen somewhere before long if not there.

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