The Naval Cannon of Fort Anderson
Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson State Historic Site displays two reproduction guns representing US Navy Cannon from the Civil War era. Also on display are 18th century Naval Guns related to the town’s early colonial history.
XV-Inch Dahlgren in Hong Kong!
A US Navy 15-Inch Dahlgren is on display at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense
John Dalhgren’s Heavy Smoothbores for the US Navy
An overview of John A. B. Dahlgren’s heavy smoothbore cannon designed and created for the US Navy.
The 30-Pounder Parrott at UNCW
Why is there a cannon on UNCW’s campus? A US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle is displayed on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. This cannon was recovered from the wreck of USS Peterhoff in 1974.
Parrott Rifles of Forts Sumter and Moultrie
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie near Charleston, South Carolina display fourteen Parrott Rifles. These cannon were manufactured during the Civil War for the United States Army and Navy. As the United States Army restored the fortifications of Charleston in the years following the Civil War, these cannons were mounted at the two forts. In the late 19th century they were intentionally buried - too obsolete and too corroded to worth removing.
What happened to USS Keokuk’s Other Dahlgren?
After the war, one of the Dahlgrens of USS Keokuk was left near Fort Moultrie and then around 1900 it was moved to White Point Garden. The Dahlgren which had been at White Point Garden was lost some time after the war. Whatever happened to it?
7-Inch Triple Banded Brooke Rifle
Part of the extraordinary collection of seacoast artillery preserved at Fort Moultrie is a Triple-Banded Brooke Rifle.
Model 1845 42-Pounders at Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter displays two Model 1845 42-Pounder guns on casemate carriages on either side of the sallyport which visitors enter.
8-inch Rodman in Newton, NC
An 8-inch Rodman cast in 1865 for the United States Army is preserved in Newton, NC.
8-inch Dahlgren Rifles at Patriot’s Point
Four Dahlgren 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifles are on display outside of Patriots Point Soccer Stadium. These cannon were converted to rifles in 1879-1880 from 11-Inch Dahlgren Smoothbores which had been cast at Builders Foundry in Providence, Rhode Island in 1863.
10-Inch Confederate Columbiads at White Point Garden
Two 10-Inch Confederate Columbiads have formed part of “The Battery” at White Point Gardens since 1900.
The Guns of CSS Peedee
Three cannon recovered from the wreck of CSS Peedee (including a Dahlgren which saw service on USS Southfield) are on display at the Florence County Veterans Center in Florence, SC.
The Columbiads of Magnolia Cemetery
Two 10-Inch Confederate Columbiads are displayed in the Confederate Section of Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 7-Inch Brooke at White Point Garden
A 7-Inch Brooke Rifle, S-76, cast at Selma, Alabama in 1864 is on display at White Point Garden in Charleston, SC.
The 32-Pounders of Fort Fisher
Three United States Navy 32-Pounders are on display at Fort Fisher. These guns illustrate the kind of ordinance in naval use prior to the Civil War and the ways in which these guns were used by North and South during the war.
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.
XI-Inch Dahlgren at Lake Bluff Park in St. Joseph, Michigan
A beautifully preserved 11-Inch Dahlgren is on display at Lake Bluff Park in St. Joseph, Michigan. (Photos in this post are the work of Chris Light as uploaded to Wikimedia and are used in accordance with Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike International License 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
The Mystery Brooke at The Citadel
This Brooke Rifle sits tucked between bushes on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, SC. Though it is unlabeled and often is passed unnoticed, it has an interesting history.
The 11-Inch Dahlgren of USS Keokuk
The surviving 11-Inch Dahlgren from USS Keokuk is on display at White Point Gardens in Charleston, SC
12-Pounder Napoleons in Augusta, Georgia
Three 12-Pounder Napoleons are preserved in Augusta, Georgia: two at Augusta University and one in the Augusta Museum