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TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

Source:   A 13-inch mortar of the type used by Commander David Porter’s mortar ships to bombard the Confederate forts  

The fall of the Hatteras and Port Royal forts to solely naval elements had been made much easier by several technical developments earlier in the century. In the days of sail, the advantage in any contest between a

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