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 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles flank the Lackawanna County Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Army 100-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Monson, Massachusetts
Two US Army 100-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed in Monson, Massachusetts.
These photos were originally posted to the Facebook Group “Big Cannon Project” by Tom Speight. They are reposted here with his permission.
US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifles at the Presidio, California
Two US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifles are displayed in Pershing Square at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. The Presidio has multiple US Army seacoast defense fortifications - the best known being Fort Point underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Many thanks to Rob from the YouTube Channel FirearmsAddict for these photos!
US Army 4.5-Inch Rifles and 8-Inch Mortars in Decatur, Illinois
The photos in this post were originally shared on Facebook to the group “Big Cannon Project by Krzysztof Kurylowicz. Many thanks to him for allowing their use here!
Two US Army 4.5-Inch Siege Rifles and two US Army 8-Inch Siege Mortars are displayed in front of a monument in Decatur, Illinois. The monument lists the names of all those from Macon County who fought for the Union during the Civil War.
US Army 4.5-Inch Siege Rifles at Chatham Manor
Two US Army 4.5-Inch Siege Rifles are displayed at Chatham Manor on the Rappahannock River across from Fredericksburg. According to Olmstead et al., the two are:
US Army 4.5-Inch Siege Rifle, Pattern 1861, Number 81 manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1863. Weight as Manufactured 3,616 pounds.
US Army 4.5-Inch Siege Rifle, Pattern 1861, Unknown Number (damaged at muzzle).
The display of these two 4.5-Inch Rifles recalls a war time photo of a battery of three of the type limbered but in position overlooking Fredericksburg.
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.
US Army 20-Inch Rodman at Fort Hancock
A US Army 20-Inch Rodman is displayed at Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. This was the second 20-Inch Rodman cast - it bears the registry number “2” on the muzzle. It was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1869 and weighed 115,100 pounds as cast.
Many thanks to William from South Jersey for taking the video from which these stills were taken!
US 13-Inch Mortar in Hartford, Connecticut
A US 13-Inch Mortar is displayed on the grounds of the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut. It is placed upon a pedestal dedicated to the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery which was originally formed as the 4th Connecticut Infantry in 1861 and which was mustered out of service as a heavy artillery regiment in 1865. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for these photos!
The plaque on the front of the pedestal claims that the very mortar displayed was in used by the regiment in front of Petersburg in 1864-1865 and was given the nickname “The Petersburg Express”.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott in Worcester, New York
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 381 is displayed beside a monument to the “Boys in Blue” at Maple Grove Cemetery in Worcester, New York. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1865. It’s weight as manufactured was 4210 pounds. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photographs!
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.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles flank a flagpole in New Rosemont Cemetery in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. They are displayed upside down on their stone pedestals. Many thanks to friend-of the page James Murray for taking the photos of the Parrotts in Bloomsburg.
Markings on the muzzle are obscured by layers of old paint, but the two Parrotts are:
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Number 210 manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1863. It’s weight as originally manufactured was 4,195 pounds.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Number 211 manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1863. It’s weight as originally manufactured was 4,210 pounds.
8-Inch Rifle Number 8 of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
A US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle, Registry Number 8, is displayed on an original carriage in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts beside a Civil War monument in front of the library.
Many thanks to friend of the page Scott R. Barrow for taking and sharing these photos!
This cannon was originally cast as a 10-Inch Rodman smoothbore (No. 149) in 1866 by Seyfert, McManus, and Co. in Reading, Pennsylvania. In 1879 it was converted to an 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle by the breech insertion method.
3-Inch Ordnance Rifle in Beaufort, North Carolina
A US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle, Number 787, which was originally manufactured as a standard muzzle loader in 1864 at the Phoenix Iron Company, is displayed outside the Carteret County Courthouse in Beaufort, North Carolina
Number 787 was one of about 200 of the type converted around 1903 into saluting guns.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans of Lowell, Massachusetts
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans are displayed at Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts. They are displayed near a monument to veterans. Unfortunately, they are in a rather poor state at the moment.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking and sharing these photos!
Their information (from the registry as the markings are covered by paint) is:
10-Inch Rodman manufactured at Seyfert, McManus, and Co. (Registry Number 79) in 1866. Weight as manufactured: 15,148 pounds.
10-Inch Rodman manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry (Registry Number 632) in 1866. Weight as manufactured: 14,965 pounds.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans in Hartford, Connecticut
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans are displayed outside the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory in Hartford Connecticut. They are mounted on the upper portion of original wrought-iron carriages.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking these photos and sharing them!
The two are:
10-Inch Rodman, Pattern 1861, manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. Fort Pitt Registry Number 35. Weight as manufactured 14,850 pounds.
10-Inch Rodman, Pattern 1861, manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. Fort Pitt Registry Number 37. Weight as manufactured 14,920 pounds.
US Army 24-Pounder, Pattern 1819, Rifled at Vicksburg
A US Army 24-Pounder, Pattern 1819, is displayed at Fort Hill in Vicksburg. It was cast at West Point Foundry in 1837. At some point it was rifled with 18 grooves, likely for service during the American Civil War. As originally manufactured it weighed 5,480 pounds.
US Army 8-Inch Rodman in Bath, Maine
Displayed beside a monument outside the Sagadahoc County Superior Courthouse in Bath, Maine is an 8-inch Rodman (Model 1861 Columbiad) cast in 1865 by Seyfert, McManus, and Co. in Reading, Pennsylvania for the United States Army. Many thanks to Friend of the Page James Murray for taking and sharing these photos!
US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle in Cairo, Illinois
A US Army 8-Inch Rifle, Registry Number 34, is displayed in Cairo, Illinois. The cannon was originally cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862 as a 10-Inch Rodman smoothbore, Registry Number 45. In 1884 it was converted into an 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle using the breech insertion conversion. Its new registry number is 34. As converted it weighed 15,915 pounds.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans in Sullivan, Ohio
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans, Pattern 1861 are displayed in Sullivan, Ohio. Both were cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1865. They were placed as a monument to the "Dead Heroes of Sullivan Township” in 1906.