The 6.4-Inch Parrott Rifle of Fair Haven, Vermont
A 6.4-Inch Parrott Rifle, Registry Number 199, is displayed in Fair Haven, Vermont
A 6.4-Inch Parrott Rifle (Also called a 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle) is displayed on an iron decorative mount atop a pedestal in Fair Haven, Vermont. This Parrott was manufactured for the US Army at the West Point Foundry in 1864. It is registry number 199. It is marked as weighing 9,727 pounds as originally manufactured. The stone pedestal is inscribed “In memory of our fallen comrades 1861-1865” on one side. The other side shows the year which this monument was placed - 1898 - and the name of the Grand Army of the Republic “J.H. Bosworth” Post Number 53 which sponsored the placement of the memorial.
The type: The 6.4-Inch Parrott was used by the US Army for seacoast defense but also in sieges for heavy bombardment. 6.4-Inch Parrott Rifles were also used by the US Navy aboard a wide variety of ships.
1864 Photo showing a 100-Pounder Parrott on a typical iron carriage for the type. Caption: Fort Brady, Va. Battery of Parrott guns manned by Company C, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Library of Congress Photo:
