US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles flank a flagpole in New Rosemont Cemetery in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. They are displayed upside down on their stone pedestals. Many thanks to friend-of the page James Murray for taking the photos of the Parrotts in Bloomsburg.
Markings on the muzzle are obscured by layers of old paint, but the two Parrotts are:
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Number 210 manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1863. It’s weight as originally manufactured was 4,195 pounds.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Number 211 manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1863. It’s weight as originally manufactured was 4,210 pounds.
8-Inch Rifle Number 8 of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
A US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle, Registry Number 8, is displayed on an original carriage in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts beside a Civil War monument in front of the library.
Many thanks to friend of the page Scott R. Barrow for taking and sharing these photos!
This cannon was originally cast as a 10-Inch Rodman smoothbore (No. 149) in 1866 by Seyfert, McManus, and Co. in Reading, Pennsylvania. In 1879 it was converted to an 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle by the breech insertion method.
Confederate 42-Pounder in Kingwood, West Virginia
Many thanks to Seth Lemley for taking and sharing this wonderful photo set!
A Confederate Army 42-Pounder Seacoast Gun which was manufactured by Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond in 1861 is displayed in Kingwood, West Virginia. The 42-Pounder was banded but not rifled by the shop of J.M. Eason and Brothers in Charleston, South Carolina during the American Civil War - it remains a smoothbore.
3-Inch Ordnance Rifle in Beaufort, North Carolina
A US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle, Number 787, which was originally manufactured as a standard muzzle loader in 1864 at the Phoenix Iron Company, is displayed outside the Carteret County Courthouse in Beaufort, North Carolina
Number 787 was one of about 200 of the type converted around 1903 into saluting guns.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans of Lowell, Massachusetts
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans are displayed at Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts. They are displayed near a monument to veterans. Unfortunately, they are in a rather poor state at the moment.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking and sharing these photos!
Their information (from the registry as the markings are covered by paint) is:
10-Inch Rodman manufactured at Seyfert, McManus, and Co. (Registry Number 79) in 1866. Weight as manufactured: 15,148 pounds.
10-Inch Rodman manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry (Registry Number 632) in 1866. Weight as manufactured: 14,965 pounds.
11-Inch Dahlgren in Miraflores, Peru
Many thanks to Rob from the YouTube Channel Firearms Addict for sharing these photos!
An 11-Inch Dahlgren may be seen in Miraflores, Peru. It was one of several Dahlgrens bought by Peru in the years after the American Civil War. The Dahlgren’s chase was intentionally burst by the Chilean Army after they captured the piece during the War of the Pacific in 1881. In 2009, the long forgotten Dahlgren was rediscovered during the construction of a building. The Peruvian Navy restored the Dahlgren and replaced destroyed portion o the chase.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans in Hartford, Connecticut
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans are displayed outside the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory in Hartford Connecticut. They are mounted on the upper portion of original wrought-iron carriages.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking these photos and sharing them!
The two are:
10-Inch Rodman, Pattern 1861, manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. Fort Pitt Registry Number 35. Weight as manufactured 14,850 pounds.
10-Inch Rodman, Pattern 1861, manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. Fort Pitt Registry Number 37. Weight as manufactured 14,920 pounds.
US Army 12-Pound Napoleon at the National Civil War Naval Museum
A US Army 12-Pounder Napoleon produced in 1863 is displayed at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia. It was cast by Henry N. Hooper and Company in Massachusetts. (Hooper had been an apprentice to Paul Revere.) The Napoleon is Hooper Registry Number 248. As manufactured it weighed 1,240 pounds.
The 32-Pounders of 51 Hundredweight of Lowell, Massachusetts
Four US Navy 32-Pounders of 51 Hundredweight surround a flagpole and a section of veteran’s graves in Lowell, Massachusetts. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for venturing out into the snow taking and sharing these photos!
US Army 24-Pounder, Pattern 1819, Rifled at Vicksburg
A US Army 24-Pounder, Pattern 1819, is displayed at Fort Hill in Vicksburg. It was cast at West Point Foundry in 1837. At some point it was rifled with 18 grooves, likely for service during the American Civil War. As originally manufactured it weighed 5,480 pounds.
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Number 307
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 307 is displayed at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1864 and weighs 3,500 pounds. According to the research of Wayne Stark, Number 307 did not see any shipboard service in the US Navy, however it was loaned to the Treasury Department from 1864 to 1876. Given that a stereotypical armament for US Revenue Cutter Service cutters during this period was a single 30-Pounder Parrott and two to four boat howitzers, Number 307 may have seen service aboard a Revenue Cutter.
US Army 8-Inch Rodman in Bath, Maine
Displayed beside a monument outside the Sagadahoc County Superior Courthouse in Bath, Maine is an 8-inch Rodman (Model 1861 Columbiad) cast in 1865 by Seyfert, McManus, and Co. in Reading, Pennsylvania for the United States Army. Many thanks to Friend of the Page James Murray for taking and sharing these photos!
US 13-Inch Mortar in Lowell, Massachusetts
A US Navy 13-Inch Mortar, Pattern 1861, is displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking and sending these photos! As manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862, the mortar weighed 17,280 pounds. It is marked with Foundry Number 1172. It bears the initials “J.M.B.” of US Navy Ordnance Officer John M. Berrien.
US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle in Cairo, Illinois
A US Army 8-Inch Rifle, Registry Number 34, is displayed in Cairo, Illinois. The cannon was originally cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862 as a 10-Inch Rodman smoothbore, Registry Number 45. In 1884 it was converted into an 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle using the breech insertion conversion. Its new registry number is 34. As converted it weighed 15,915 pounds.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 887 of USS Enterprise
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 887 is displayed at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. It was cast at Cyrus Alger and Company in 1864. As manufactured it weighed 9,329 pounds. It served aboard USS Tennessee and USS Enterprise.
US Navy 20-Pounder Number 115 of USS Sumpter
A US Navy 20-Pounder, Registry Number 115, is displayed in Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1862 and weighs 1,795 pounds. According to the research of Wayne Stark, Number 115 was carried aboard USS Sumpter which was accidentally sunk in a collision with the transport steamer General Meigs on June 24th, 1863.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 852 of USS Minnesota
One of five US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgrens on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia is Number 852. Records show that it served aboard the frigate USS Minnesota from at least 1875.
US Navy 32-Pounders of 42 Hundredweight Numbers 276, 226, and 280 of USS Cairo
US Navy 32-Pounders of 42 Hundredweight Numbers 276 and 226 are the number 3 and 4 guns on the starboard broadside of USS Cairo. Number 280 is the starboard gun on the stern.
USS Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Franklin
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle, Number 165, is displayed in Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1863, Number 165 weighs 9,727 pounds. According to the research of Wayne Stark, Number 165 served aboard USS Franklin - likely from the time of her commissioning until at least 1872.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans in Sullivan, Ohio
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans, Pattern 1861 are displayed in Sullivan, Ohio. Both were cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1865. They were placed as a monument to the "Dead Heroes of Sullivan Township” in 1906.