US Army 15-Inch Rodman at “Fort Massachusetts” on Ship Island
A US Army 15-Inch Rodman is displayed at “Fort Massachusetts” on Ship Island, Mississippi. It was manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1865 and is registry number 88. As manufactured, it weighed 49,475 pounds.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page Bill Carpenter for sharing these photos of his visit to Ship Island!
US Army 300-Pounder Parrott Rifle at Fort Jefferson
Ten of the largest Civil War era artillery pieces are displayed in the massive, remote, and beautiful Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Many thanks to Mark Baker who shared these photos in comments and gave permission for their use.
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.
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
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.