Books:
David, Saul, ed. War: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2009.
Gratwick, Harry. The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree State. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2013.
Gratwick, Harry. Mainers in the Civil War. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2011.
*Manucy, Albert. Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1949.
*(Online version: https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/source/is3/is3b1.htm)
*These two sources are the same but in different formats
Shaw, Richard R. Images of America: The Lower Penobscot River Region. Charleston, SC: 1996.
Walsh, Liza Gardner. The History of America’s First Fort Knox: Prospect, Maine. Bucksport, ME: Friends of Fort Knox, 2014.
Fort Knox Tour Guide Manual
Articles:
Carbonell, Bettina M. “Virtual Field Trips: Creating Customized Audio Tours for Teaching with Visual Culture.” Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 2011/Summer 2011), pp. 139-142.
Kirchen, Dennis J. “Making and Taking Virtual Field Trips in Pre-K and the Primary Grades.” YC Young Children, Vol. 66, No. 6 (November 2011), pp. 22-26.
Masich, Andrew E. “Rodman’s Big Gun.” Western Pennsylvania History Magazine, Vol. 98, No. 4 (Winter 2015-2016), p. 20-31: https://scispace.com/pdf/rodman-s-big-gun-43ylo52mtj.pdf
“Conserving and Remounting Fort Jefferson’s Cannon.” Dry Tortugas, The National Park Service: https://www.npshistory.com/publications/drto/brochures/cannon-remounting.pdf
“Ordnance Information Relevant to Fort Massachusetts.” The National Park Service: p. 1-27.
Online Articles
Gotter, David. “‘A Withering Hail of Iron’: Grape and Canister in the Civil War.” Blue Ridge, GA: Historical Publications (updated January 25, 2024): https://www.historicalpublicationsllc.com/artillerymanmagazine/a-withering-hail-of-iron-grape-and-canister-in-the-civil-war/article_58f2dde2-bce9-11ec-aa97-2bd81b667dc8.html
Masich, Andy. “Rodman’s Big Gun.” The Senator John Heinz History Center blog (March 30, 2017): https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/blog/western-pennsylvania-history-rodmans-big-gun/
Zabecki, David T. “The Man Behind the Rodman Gun.” HISTORYNET (2/3/2017): https://www.historynet.com/man-behind-rodman-gun/
“Rodman Guns.” Fort Washington, The National Park Service (updated February 16, 2019): https://www.nps.gov/fowa/planyourvisit/rodmanguns.htm
“15-Inch Rodman Cannon.” The National Park Service (updated December 29, 2020): https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-jefferson-15-inch-rodman.htm
“History of Fort Knox” (U.S. Army website): https://home.army.mil/knox/about/history
Apps:
Fort Knox, Maine: https://apps.apple.com/th/app/fort-knox-maine/id6503352032
Fort Knox, Maine (option 2): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mytoursapp.android.app4895&hl=en_US
Websites:
Fort Delaware State Park: https://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/
“Fort Knox Historic Site”: https://www.maine.gov/mdot/pnbo/fortknox/
“Fort Knox Historic Site & Penobscot Narrows Observatory & Bridge”: https://www.fortknoxmaine.com/
“Fort Monroe National Monument” (National Park Service): https://www.nps.gov/fomr/index.htm
“Fort Pulaski National Monument” (National Park Service): https://www.nps.gov/fopu/index.htm
“Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park” (National Park Service): https://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm
Maps:
Fort Knox Park Map
Videos:
“15 inch Rodman cannon in Battery A at Fort Knox Maine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FpNgn1Viuo&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Casemate 15 inch Rodman cannon at Fort Knox Maine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfz5728K5xI&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Civil War Artillery: The Civil War in Four Minutes”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85s-yMUAFqM&ab_channel=AmericanBattlefieldTrust
“Civil War: Rodman Cannon”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ImdMV5qWw&ab_channel=SenatorJohnHeinzHistoryCenter
“Entering the main gate at Fort Knox in Maine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY9bWKqscfo&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Exterior view of Fort Knox Maine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OliJ3Hd4qQ8&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Firing Civil War Cannon Built In 1865”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKN37in85lI&ab_channel=Sidestep%3AAdventuresIntoHistory
“Flanker cannons at Fort Knox in Maine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgpJL4zJACc&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Foggy Fort Knox in coastal Maine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4lgN3Ds5xA&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Fort Knox paradeground in Prospect Maine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-Lt1ETGHU&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Winterport Maine Civil War monument”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPtfM-zi3VA&ab_channel=MaineatWar%3ABattlefields%2CMonuments%26More
“Fort Delaware State Park” videos (Facebook):
-“Embrasures and Totten Shutters”
-“Fort Tour”
-“Heavy vs. Light Artillery”
-“Musketry Demo”
-“Totten Shutters”
Fort Knox Virtual Field Trip 