US Army 42-Pounder, Pattern 1845, at the Washington Navy Yard
A US Army 42-Pounder, Pattern 1845, is displayed at the Washington Navy Yard
This US Army 42-Pounder, Pattern of 1845, is displayed at the Washington Navy Yard. It was cast at Bellona Foundry in 1860, and it is marked on the breech as weighing 8,590 pounds as cast. An inscription on the top of the tube notes that it was captured by the Navy from a "Rebel Battery Battery on the Potomac River in July of 1862." John C. Reilly's "The Iron Guns of Willard Park" states that it is likely the cannon was actually captured in March of 1862.
While it is a large gun, being displayed next to much smaller cannons makes the 42-Pounder look huge in these photos.
A US Army 42-Pounder, Pattern 1845, is displayed at the Washington Navy Yard
The cannon is marked on the breech as weighing 8,590 pounds as cast.
The cannon was cast at Bellona Foundry in 1860 and is marked as such on the trunnion.
A 42-Pounder, Pattern 1845, displayed on a pre-war type casemate carriage at Fort Sumter. More photos of this cannon can be seen here: https://www.santee1821.net/preserved-artillery/model-1845-42-pounders-at-fort-sumter
