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!
The 30-Pounder Parrott is a 4.2-Inch cast-iron rifled cannon with a wrought-iron reinforcing band around the breech. At around 126 inches long, it is about two feet longer than the otherwise identical type used by the US Navy. The 30-Pounder Parrott was typically used by the US Army for siege and garrison duties. As its name implies, it could fire projectiles of up to about 30 pounds. It was capable of (for the time) very long range, accurate fire. It did not suffer the same reliability problems which plagued the heavier Parrott Rifles.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Number 381 in Worcester, New York
