A siege mortar nicknamed the "Dictator," used by the Union army during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War, photograph in The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Three, The Decisive Battles, 1864.
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Photographer, U. (2025, December 19). The 'Dictator' Siege Mortar at Petersburg. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21457/the-dictator-siege-mortar-at-petersburg/
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Photographer, Unknown. "The 'Dictator' Siege Mortar at Petersburg." World History Encyclopedia, December 19, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21457/the-dictator-siege-mortar-at-petersburg/.
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Photographer, Unknown. "The 'Dictator' Siege Mortar at Petersburg." World History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21457/the-dictator-siege-mortar-at-petersburg/.
