US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifles of Plaistow, New Hampshire
Two US Army Ordnance Rifles are displayed in Plaistow, New Hampshire. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page Nick Patrick for sending these photos! The two rifles are:
US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle Number 69 manufactured by Phoenix Iron Company in 1861. The weight as manufactured was 819 pounds.
US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle Number 683 manufactured by Phoenix Iron Company in 1864. The weight as manufactured was 816 pounds.
Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds in Keene, New Hampshire
Two United States Navy 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed in Keene, New Hampshire on either side of the Civil War Monument in Central Square.
The 9-Inch Dahlgrens of Rollinsford, New Hampshire
Two 9-Inch Dahlgrens are displayed in Rollinsford, New Hampshire in front of a monument to local Union veterans. One of the cannons may be the only surviving 9-Inch Dahlgren manufactured by Bellona - in 1858. The Bellona Dahlgren is mounted on an original iron Marsilly carriage. The two cannons and their mounts are well maintained and nicely displayed.
The Claremont, New Hampshire Soldiers’ Memorial
Two US Navy Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed at Broad Street Park in Claremont, New Hampshire alongside a statue memorializing war dead which was placed in 1869 (though the cannons were likely placed between 1890 and 1910). This post includes a list of the soldiers memorialized and their service.
32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds in Peterborough, New Hampshire
Two US Navy Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed outside the old Grand Army of the Republic Hall (now Post and Beam Brewing) in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
5.3-Inch Parrott Breechloaders in Laconia, New Hampshire
Two US Navy 5.3-Inch Parrott Rifles originally manufactured as muzzle-loaders in 1864-1865 but converted to breechloaders in the 1870s are preserved and displayed on original carriages in Laconia, New Hampshire.
The Naval Cannons of Exeter, New Hampshire
Four US Navy Cannons are displayed in Exeter, New Hampshire: an 11-Inch Dahlgren, a 32-Pounder of 57 Hundredweight, and two 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds
32-Pounder of 57 Hundredweight in Hudson, New Hampshire
A US Navy 32-Pounder of 57 Hundredweight cast by Cyrus Alger and Company in 1848 is displayed on a naval carriage in Hudson, New Hampshire.
The Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounders at Stark Park
Four US Navy Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed at Stark Park in Manchester, New Hampshire.