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Designation: 12-pdr Gun - Napoleon
Model: 12-pdr Bronze Gun, Light M1857M2
Identification No: Revere 164: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Revere Copper Co
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
construction no: 171
Year : 1862
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: 2 bronze cannon with carriages with 12 shot
Year: 1912
Delivery Doc: 62nd Congress, Session II, Chap 384 , Act of Aug 24, 1912
Provider: Sec War
On loan to: Placerville Post no 108 GAR



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Placerville Post no 108, GAR
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: El Dorado County Courthouse
495 Main St
Placerville, California, USA
Lat/Long38.729759-120.799453 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 318: D109, 35

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Last update to record: 2024-11-05

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