The first cannon to be captured by Union forces in the Civil War, called the "secesh cannon", is showcased in the Grays' Armory Museum. At the Battle of Corrick's Ford on July 13, 1861 Indiana troops seized the cannon from Brig. Gen. Robert Selden Garnett and his men. The victorious soldiers presented the rare weaponry to the Cleveland Light Artillery, whom they had served with during the Western Virginia Campaign. Originally placed in Public Square, the cannon was fired to announce each victory for the Union. After Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the blasts of the cannon were heard in Cleveland throughout the entire night.
