This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Sixteenth Battery Siege Artillery and World-War Steel Power
A historic note on the Sixteenth Field Artillery, originated at Washington Barracks in 1899, detailing its siege guns the heaviest in the world, their 7 inch calibre, 10 000 pound weight, 105 pound projectiles, and impressive range of up to seven miles with capability to breach stone walls. The piece recounts rapid federal reorganization in 1901 and the battery’s mobility from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley for target practice along the Kansas River.
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Leavenworth
Kan
China
Pekin
United States
War Department
Washington
Fort Riley
Kaw
San Francisco
Washington Barracks
PD. C
Seventh Artillery
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas River