US Army 12-Pounder Napoleon, Ames 32 at Vicksburg
US Army Bronze 12-Pounder, Light, Pattern of 1857, Ames Number 32, is displayed at Vicksburg (near "Tour Stop 1 - Battery De Golyer") Ames Manufacturing Company cast Number 32 in 1862. As manufactured it weighed 1,220 pounds. It is a well preserved example of a 12-Pounder Napoleon.
Early US Army Napoleons at Petersburg National Battlefield
Two early examples of US Army 12-Pounder "Napoleons" are displayed at Petersburg National Battlefield. Having handles above their trunnions, they are among the first examples of the 12-Pounder, Light, Pattern 1857 manufactured for the US Army.