Fort D honors veterans with a salute from George, Cape Girardeau’s Civil War cannon
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) — At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fort D volunteers marked Veterans Day with a shot from a cannon that saw combat in the Civil War. They call him George. Built in 1861, the Woodruff cannon fought in more than one battle, spent decades in Cape Girardeau and eventually turned up in Indiana. Now back at Fort D, the cannon helps volunteers tell the story of the local troops who brought it here.
