32-Pounder, Pattern 1829, at Fort Morgan
A US Army 32-Pounder, Pattern 1829, is displayed at Fort Morgan
A US Army 32-Pounder, Pattern 1829, is displayed at Fort Morgan in Alabama. This cannon was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1833. It is Fort Pitt registry number 116. It bears a test scar on its muzzle face. It is displayed at Fort Morgan in an emplacement overlooking Mobile Bay. It’s weight is 7,478 pounds.
Despite being a US Army gun, the Pattern 1829 has a loop over the cascabel which would allow it to be easily used on a warship.
A nearby interpretive sign states that over sixty 32-Pounders were at Fort Morgan at the beginning of the American Civil War. The sign notes that by the time of the battle only sixteen remained. As the war went on, even the resource-strained Confederacy sought to replace 32-Pounders with more powerful types wherever possible.
“1833” may be seen on the left trunnion.
The muzzle bears at “test scar” which can be seen on most US Army cannons which predate the Princeton disaster.
The interpretive sign
