Experience Civil War Cannon Firing At Fort Sill This Saturday

Lawton residents are used to the loud BOOMS that echo from Fort Sill. Those noises are typically made by modern machinery. But on Saturday, people can witness and hear the firing of a Civil War cannon this Saturday at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum on Fort Sill.

The museum will offer three opportunities to witness the live firing of a Civil War cannon on Saturday, December 13. The firings will take place at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon outside the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum.

The U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum on Fort Sill will fire a muzzleloader Civil War cannon.

Reenactors will be dressed in period costumes as they fire a muzzleloader Civil War cannon on Saturday. A muzzleloader Civil War cannon uses gunpowder to fire a cannonball.

The U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum will be open Saturday.

Along with the demonstration, the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, only. The museum showcases the story of the U.S. Army's artillery from 1775 to present. The museums has 70 guns and artillery pieces, plus other historical items, including headgear, ammo, small arms and uniforms.

The museum's collection is displayed within three galleries. The Central Gallery displays the four principles of artillery: guns, rockets, forward observation and fire detection control. The South Gallery showcases artillery history from the 1700s to the 1900s. And the North Gallery displays artillery from WWI to present day and includes a M777 Howitzer prototype.

More information is available on the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum's official website.

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