| Summary: | Double-barrelled cannon invented by John Gilliland, a private in the Mitchell Thunderbolts and a native of Athens, Ga., in 1863. It was molded by the Athens Foundry (Athens, Ga.) and tested in the Linton Woods area on Newton Bridge Road. It failed the tests and was never used in combat.* It now rests on the grounds of the City Hall in Athens. (*The intention was to attach two cannon balls together with a 100 ft. long chain and fire them simultaneously, thus mowing down a whole row of soldiers at once. It was difficult to get both barrels to fire simultaneously and, when this was achieved, they tore free from the chain.)
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