Photo by John Frick, 2025

Designation: 10in Rodman Gun M1861
Model: 10in Columbiad M1861
Identification No: Alger 131: US


Designed by: Rodman, Thomas Jackson
Built at: Alger, Cyrus and Company
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Year : 1866
Inspector: John Gazzam Butler (JGB) 1865-67
foundry no.:2163
weight: 15,201 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Odd Fellow Lodge 279, Yellow Springs, OH
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Glen Forest Cemetery
4512 Xenia Ave
Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Lat/Long39.810091-83.883445 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns pg 249: C132, 05
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/local-cannon-restored-rededicated-after-110-years.146693/

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Last update to record: 2025-12-14

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