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| Designation: | 2.9in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 2.9in (10pdr) Parrott Rifle |
| Identification No: | West Point 108: US |
| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| Year : | 1861 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 10 captured 12-pdrs from Rock Island Arsenal |
| Request doc.: | 41st Congress, Session II, HR 117 by Mr Judd |
| Year: | 1870 |
| Delivery Doc: | 41st Congress, Session II, JR 015, Feb 21, 1870 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Rock Island |
| Use: | for Rosehill Cemetery |
| On loan to: | Bridges Battery Association |
| Reference: | https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hlaw:@field(DOCID+@lit(cg0899)) |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Bridges Battery Association | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Rosehill Cemetery - Bridges Battery Monument | |
| 5800 N Ravenswood Ave | ||
| Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 41.986783-87.676854 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 270: D12, 38 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05