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Designation: 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861
Identification No: West Point 129: US


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
construction no: 379
Year : 1862
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: two 30-pdr Parrott Guns
Request doc.: via Secretary of War
Year: 1897
Delivery Doc: Ordnance Dept Ltr 20848, Jun 12, 1897
Provider: Sec War
Arsenal: New York
On loan to: GAR Post no 140
Reference: Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 55



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Jeptha W Beers Post 140 GAR
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Brookside Cemetery
501 N Union St
Tecumseh, Michigan, USA
Lat/Long42.010808-83.950713 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 184: C9, 07

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Last update to record: 2024-11-05

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