US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun in Warren, Ohio
US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 6,500 Pounds Number 119 is displayed at the Trumbull County Veterans Memorial in Warren, Ohio. Number 119 was manufactured by Cyrus Alger and Company in 1865. It may not have seen any service afloat until 1883 when it was placed aboard USS Jamestown.
12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer (Small) in Pembroke, New Hampshire
A 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer (Small) and a 12-Pounder Field Howitzer, Pattern 1841, are displayed in Pembroke, New Hampshire. These photos are by Larry Emm who originally posted them to the Facebook group Civil War Artillery. They are reposted here with his permission.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 278 is displayed in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Banshee in Wauseon, Ohio
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 323 is displayed on the Fulton County Courthouse lawn in Wauseon, Ohio. It was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864 and originally weighed 3,492 pounds. US Navy Bureau of Ordnance Records indicate that it served aboard USS Banshee during the American Civil War and aboard the tugboat USS Fortune in the early 1870s. It was loaned to the city of Archbold, Ohio in 1899.
The 10-Pounder Parrott Rifles of Little Round Top
Four US Army 10-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed on Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. They flank a monument dedicated to Battery D, 5th US Artillery. Both the early 2.9-Inch and the later 3-Inch 10-Pounder Parrotts are displayed.
24-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer at the Erie Maritime Museum
24-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer Number 86 is displayed at the Erie Maritime Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a standard US Navy Boat Howitzer. However, it is marked “For Treasury Department” on the breech - indicating that it likely served on a US Revenue Service Cutter.
12-Pounder Rifled Boat Howitzers in Bladensburg, Maryland
Two US Navy 12-Pounder (3.4-Inch) Rifled Boat Howitzers are displayed at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Bladensburg, Maryland. A nearby historical marker states that they are displayed in the earthworks of Fort Lincoln - an earthworks fortification built in 1861 as part of the network of defenses of Washington. The site is also near that of the War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg. The two rifles are displayed on the remnant of Army type carriages rather than the naval landing carriages or boat carriages that they would have been mounted on in service.
Blakely 3.5-Inch Rifle in Warren, Pennsylvania
A 3.5-Inch Blakely Rifle is displayed in Warren, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
Several different variants of Blakely Rifle exist in the United States - showing the inventor’s attempts to perfect his design. Warren Ripley categorized this model as the “Type 2” - though it was unlikely to be categorized by Blakely as such.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Salem, Ohio
Two US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed in Salem, Ohio:
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 130 which was cast at West Point Foundry in 1862. As manufactured it weighed 1,775 pounds. US Navy records show that it served aboard USS San Jacinto at some point following her 1862 refit until she wrecked in 1865. It was fired only 15 times through February of 1865.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 258 which was cast in 1863 at West Point Foundry. As manufactured it weighed 1,730 pounds. US Navy records show that it served on USS Union.
US Army 300-Pounder Parrott Rifle in Ypsilanti, Michigan
US Army 300-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 19 is displayed in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1865 and weighs 26,820 pounds. It is displayed at Prospect Park and is mounted on a pedestal recording the year it was dedicated: 1902. Number 19 had been shipped from Fort McClary in Maine.
US Army 8-Inch Siege Howitzer, Pattern 1861, in Conneautville, Pennsylvania
A US Army 8-Inch Siege Howitzer, Pattern 1861, Number 42 may be seen in Conneautville, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
The 8-Inch Siege Howitzer, registry number 42, was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. As manufactured it weighs 2,562 pounds. In service it would have been mounted on a Siege and Garrison carriage resembling but more heavily built than a field carriage. It is displayed in Lord Mason Park in Conneautville.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren in Coleman, Michigan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 698 is displayed in Coleman, Michigan. Number 698 was manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1863. As manufactured it weighed 9,193 pounds. Number 698 was one of twenty 9-Inch Dahlgrens sent to the navy yard at Sackets Harbor, New York in the summer of 1864. It saw no service afloat and Bureau of Ordnance records state that it was sent to “Mr. John P. Lee, City of Midland, Michigan” on August 5th, 1909. Midland is twenty miles from where the gun is displayed in Coleman.
US Army 8-Inch Rodmans in Linesville, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 8-Inch Rodmans are displayed in Linesville, Pennsylvania flanking a monument. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for the photos! The two Rodmans are early production models with the ratchets at the breech. These were designed to use the ratchet and pawl system of earlier Columbiads.
US Army Parrott Rifles at Fort Gaines
Two US Army 200-Pounder (8-Inch) Parrott Rifles are displayed at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Additionally, two 100-Pounder(6.4-Inch) Parrotts are displayed by the sign in front of the fort as well. Many thanks to friend of the page Jay Egelnick for sharing these photos!
US Army 10-Inch Columbiads in Homestead, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 10-Inch Columbiads, Pattern 1844, are displayed in Homestead, Pennsylvania. They are:
US Army 10-Inch Columbiad, Pattern 1844, Number 7 cast by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1853. It weighs 15,227 pounds.
US Army 10-Inch Columbiad, Pattern 1844, Number 8 cast by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1853. It weighs 15,221 pounds.
Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Army 8-Inch Rifles in Martinsville, Virginia
Two US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifles are displayed outside the Old Henry County Courthouse in Martinsville, Virginia. These two guns were originally cast as 10-Inch Rodman smoothbores during or just after the American Civil War. In 1885 they were converted to 8-Inch Rifles at West Point Foundry.
Many thanks to Rob from the YouTube Channel FirearmsAddict for these photos!
US Navy 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds of USS Santee in Paris, Ohio
US Navy 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds Number 52 is displayed in Paris, Ohio. Number 52 was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1864 and is marked as weighing 4,460 pounds. US Navy records show that it was placed aboard the training frigate USS Santee in 1867. In December of 1882 it was moved to the training ship USS Wyoming. In May of 1898 it was loaned to the Paris Memorial Association in Paris, Ohio.
US Navy 32-Pounder of 27 Hundredweight of USS Preble
US Navy 32-Pounder of 27 Hundredweight Number 85 of USS Preble is displayed at Plum Creek Cemetery outside of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The 32-Pounder was cast by West Point Foundry in 1844. It is marked as weighing 27.1.19 in Hundredweight (3,071 pounds). Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren of USS Enterprise in Bangor, Michigan
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren Number 417 of USS Enterprise is displayed in Arlington Hill Cemetery in Bangor, Michigan. It was manufactured by Hinkley, Williams, and Company (formerly the Boston Locomotive Works) in 1864. As manufactured it weighed 15,875 pounds. Bureau of Ordnance records show that it was in storage until February of 1877 when it was mounted on the steam gunboat USS Enterprise then building at Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine).
US Navy 6”/30-Caliber Rifle Mark 3 of USS Maine
A US Navy 6-Inch / 30-Caliber Gun, Mark 3, is displayed in Alpena, Michigan. It was mounted on USS Maine. Maine, of course, suffered a major explosion in Havana Harbor in 1898 - an event that was a catalyst for the Spanish American War. It is mounted upon its original central pivot Vavasseur mounting.