Photo by Jim Bender, 2021

Designation: 6.4in Columbiad CSA
Model: 6.4in Rifle, Confederate
Identification No: Tredegar 1285


Designed by: Tredegar Iron Works
Built at: Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond, Virginia, USA
construction no: 1285
Year : 1861
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government


Comments: 10in Columbiad bored and rifled to 6.4in




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Memorial in median
65 Government St
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Lat/Long30.690506-88.039595 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 219: C077, 1
https://www.santee1821.net/preserved-artillery/the-64-inch-columbiad-rifle-of-fort-powell-in-mobile

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Last update to record: 2025-11-26

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