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1851 gun used in Civil War returns to Arkansas (AP)

Tom Gray, owner of Cowden Art Conservation, inspects an 1851 Alger Cadet Gun after it was placed on display at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, July 3, 2008. The bronze Artillery piece was commandeered by Confederate forces during the Civil War and assigned to an Arkansas infantry regiment during the conflict. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - An 1851 artillery gun carried into battle by Arkansas military school students who joined the Confederate Army was unveiled in its home state Thursday after nearly 150 years.


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