US Army 10-Inch Columbiads at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburg
Two US Army 10-Inch Columbiads, Pattern 1844, are displayed in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for taking these photos! The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, dedicated initially to veterans of the American Civil War, was completed in 1910.
US Navy 20-Pounder Dahlgren Rifle at NSWC Dahlgren
A US Navy 20-Pounder (4-Inch) Dahlgren Rifle is displayed at NSWC Dahlgren Division. These photos were taken by Haze Grey History in 2023. Many thanks for the permission to use them here. In its original form, this boat howitzer served aboard USS Pontoosuc in the Battles of Fort Fisher.
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren of USS Seneca in Holgate, Ohio
A US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren, Registry Number 313, is displayed in Holgate, Ohio. This Dahlgren was manufactured by Hinkley, Williams, and Company (formerly the Boston Locomotive Works) in 1863. The 11-Inch Dahlgren was the only type produced by HW&Co - which produced 100 examples, four of which are known to survive.
US Navy 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds in Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Two US Navy 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed in the cemetery in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
Three US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgrens in Mackinaw City, Michigan
Three US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgrens are displayed at Veterans Park in Mackinaw City, Michigan. They are displayed on original iron carriages. These three Dahlgrens were part of a shipment of twenty of the type sent to the navy yard at Sackets Harbor in the summer of 1864. They were shipped to Mackinaw City in 1909.
CS Army 8-Inch Columbiad in New Orleans
A CS Army 8-Inch Columbiad is displayed at the Confederate Memorial Hall Museum in New Orleans. Many thanks to Michael Hill for these photos!
This 8-Inch Columbiad was cast at Tredegar Foundry in 1863. It is Tredegar Registry number 1932. It weighed as manufactured 8,566 pounds.
US Army 15-Inch Rodmans and CS Army 8-Inch Columbiads at Rock Island National Cemetery
Two CS Army 8-Inch Columbiads and a US Army 15-Inch Rodman are displayed at Thomas J. Rodman’s grave at Rock Island National Cemetery. Photos by Andy Kosinski.
US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun in Warren, Ohio
US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 6,500 Pounds Number 119 is displayed at the Trumbull County Veterans Memorial in Warren, Ohio. Number 119 was manufactured by Cyrus Alger and Company in 1865. It may not have seen any service afloat until 1883 when it was placed aboard USS Jamestown.
12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer (Small) in Pembroke, New Hampshire
A 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer (Small) and a 12-Pounder Field Howitzer, Pattern 1841, are displayed in Pembroke, New Hampshire. These photos are by Larry Emm who originally posted them to the Facebook group Civil War Artillery. They are reposted here with his permission.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 278 is displayed in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Banshee in Wauseon, Ohio
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 323 is displayed on the Fulton County Courthouse lawn in Wauseon, Ohio. It was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864 and originally weighed 3,492 pounds. US Navy Bureau of Ordnance Records indicate that it served aboard USS Banshee during the American Civil War and aboard the tugboat USS Fortune in the early 1870s. It was loaned to the city of Archbold, Ohio in 1899.
The 10-Pounder Parrott Rifles of Little Round Top
Four US Army 10-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed on Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. They flank a monument dedicated to Battery D, 5th US Artillery. Both the early 2.9-Inch and the later 3-Inch 10-Pounder Parrotts are displayed.
24-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer at the Erie Maritime Museum
24-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer Number 86 is displayed at the Erie Maritime Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a standard US Navy Boat Howitzer. However, it is marked “For Treasury Department” on the breech - indicating that it likely served on a US Revenue Service Cutter.
12-Pounder Rifled Boat Howitzers in Bladensburg, Maryland
Two US Navy 12-Pounder (3.4-Inch) Rifled Boat Howitzers are displayed at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Bladensburg, Maryland. A nearby historical marker states that they are displayed in the earthworks of Fort Lincoln - an earthworks fortification built in 1861 as part of the network of defenses of Washington. The site is also near that of the War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg. The two rifles are displayed on the remnant of Army type carriages rather than the naval landing carriages or boat carriages that they would have been mounted on in service.
Blakely 3.5-Inch Rifle in Warren, Pennsylvania
A 3.5-Inch Blakely Rifle is displayed in Warren, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
Several different variants of Blakely Rifle exist in the United States - showing the inventor’s attempts to perfect his design. Warren Ripley categorized this model as the “Type 2” - though it was unlikely to be categorized by Blakely as such.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Salem, Ohio
Two US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed in Salem, Ohio:
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 130 which was cast at West Point Foundry in 1862. As manufactured it weighed 1,775 pounds. US Navy records show that it served aboard USS San Jacinto at some point following her 1862 refit until she wrecked in 1865. It was fired only 15 times through February of 1865.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 258 which was cast in 1863 at West Point Foundry. As manufactured it weighed 1,730 pounds. US Navy records show that it served on USS Union.
US Army 300-Pounder Parrott Rifle in Ypsilanti, Michigan
US Army 300-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 19 is displayed in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1865 and weighs 26,820 pounds. It is displayed at Prospect Park and is mounted on a pedestal recording the year it was dedicated: 1902. Number 19 had been shipped from Fort McClary in Maine.
US Army 8-Inch Siege Howitzer, Pattern 1861, in Conneautville, Pennsylvania
A US Army 8-Inch Siege Howitzer, Pattern 1861, Number 42 may be seen in Conneautville, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
The 8-Inch Siege Howitzer, registry number 42, was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. As manufactured it weighs 2,562 pounds. In service it would have been mounted on a Siege and Garrison carriage resembling but more heavily built than a field carriage. It is displayed in Lord Mason Park in Conneautville.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren in Coleman, Michigan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 698 is displayed in Coleman, Michigan. Number 698 was manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1863. As manufactured it weighed 9,193 pounds. Number 698 was one of twenty 9-Inch Dahlgrens sent to the navy yard at Sackets Harbor, New York in the summer of 1864. It saw no service afloat and Bureau of Ordnance records state that it was sent to “Mr. John P. Lee, City of Midland, Michigan” on August 5th, 1909. Midland is twenty miles from where the gun is displayed in Coleman.
US Army 8-Inch Rodmans in Linesville, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 8-Inch Rodmans are displayed in Linesville, Pennsylvania flanking a monument. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for the photos! The two Rodmans are early production models with the ratchets at the breech. These were designed to use the ratchet and pawl system of earlier Columbiads.