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There were two captains to the pivot gun, one on each side, stationed nearest to the base of the breech. Seventeen men were required to work the pivot gun, whose duties were defined in the names applied to them, the powderman being the odd one. The gun crew had been frequently drilled in the management of the piece, and the men were entirely at home in their stations.
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