The 9-Inch Dahlgren and 8-Inch Rodman at Fort Sill
The US Army Artillery Museum at Fort Sill offers the unique opportunity to directly compare an 8-Inch Rodman to an 9-Inch Dahlgren. In presenting these two cannon side by side, the visitor to the museum is able to see the approach of both the US Navy and the US Army to produce shell guns capable of also firing solid shot. The Photos in this post were taken by Flickr User “rcaustintx” in 2019. They are used with his permission. Many, many thanks!
20-Inch Rodman of Fort Hamilton, New York
A 20-Inch Rodman Gun is displayed at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. This type was the largest cannon manufactured by the United States during the American Civil War. These photos were provided by another individual and are used with permission.
10-Inch Rodman of Middlebury, Vermont
A 10-Inch Rodman is displayed in Middlebury, Vermont.
The Rodmans of Fort McHenry
Displayed at Fort McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland are three types of Rodman guns: 8-Inch Smoothbores, 8-Inch Rifles converted in the 1870s from 10-Inch Smoothbores, and 15-Inch Smoothbores. Taken together this is an impressive display of the Rodman type gun of the US Army during and after the American Civil War.
10-Inch Rodman and 8-Inch Rodman Rifle Conversions at Fort Monroe
Three 10-Inch Rodmans (two of which were converted to 8-Inch Rifles after the Civil War) are displayed at Fort Monroe in Virginia.
USS Keokuk’s Dahlgren and the Rodman Carriage
The 11-Inch Dahlgren at White Point Garden near Charleston, South Carolina is mounted upon a carriage for a 10-Inch Rodman. One of the two Rodmans now on the ground at Fort Moultrie may have “donated” the carriage. Looking at the cannon and the carriage, one can see how they were used together.
The Lincoln Gun - Prototype 15-Inch Rodman at Fort Monroe
The “Lincoln Gun”, the prototype 15-Inch Rodman gun is preserved at Fort Monroe in Virginia.
The 15-Inch Rodmans of Forts Sumter and Moultrie
Four 15-Inch Rodman Columbiads (Pattern 1861) are preserved in the Charleston area at Forts Moultrie and Sumter
8-inch Rodman in Newton, NC
An 8-inch Rodman cast in 1865 for the United States Army is preserved in Newton, NC.
The Columbiads of Charleston
At Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, White Point Garden, and Magnolia Cemetery, the visitor to the Charleston area can see eighteen Columbiads used for the seacoast defense of Charleston before, during, and after the American Civil War.