“No, I’m serious. Think about it.” Historically, the few examples of post-Civil War restrictions related to cannons largely ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — More than a century ago, a massive Civil War cannon proudly sat in Greene Square in ...

Civil War armies included infantry, cavalry and supply trains. But artillery batteries were, pound for pound, a treasured ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...