US Army 12-Pound Napoleon at the National Civil War Naval Museum
US Army 12-Pounder Napoleon produced in 1863 is displayed at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia
A US Army 12-Pounder Napoleon produced in 1863 is displayed at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia. It was cast by Henry N. Hooper and Company in Massachusetts. (Hooper had been an apprentice to Paul Revere.) The Napoleon is Hooper Registry Number 248. As manufactured it weighed 1,240 pounds.
The interior display allows for the Napoleon to be with more of its equipment than would be typical with an outdoor display.
The interpretive panel at the museum
The muzzle face of Napoleon 248
