US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifles 108 and 336 at Vicksburg
Two US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifles are displayed at Vicksburg National Military Park along with two 12-Pounder Howitzers
Two US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifles are displayed at Vicksburg National Military Park along with two 12-Pounder Howitzers near a sign describing the service of Yost’s Independent Ohio Battery. According to the sign, two 3-Inch Rifles and two 12-Pounders which had been captured at the Battle of Champion’s Hill were turned over to Company F, 32nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
The four cannons are:
US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle Number 108, Manufactured in 1861 at Phoenix Iron Company, Weight as Manufactured 819 pounds
US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle Number 336, Manufactured in 1862 at Phoenix Iron Company, Weight as Manufactured 816 pounds
US Army 12-Pounder Field Howitzer, Pattern 1835, Manufactured by Ames in 1837, Registry Number 4, Weight as Manufactured 724 pounds
US Army 12-Pounder Field Howitzer, Pattern 1841, Manufactured by Ames in 1862 for the State of Connecticut (this tube is marked with scratched and dotted graffiti which seems to date to 1927.
The 3-Inch Ordnance Rifles
