Photo by DLBarker, 2025

Designation: 8in Columbiad M1844
Model: 8in Columbiad M1844 Confederate
Identification No: Bellona 49: CS


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Bellona Arsenal
Midlothian, Virginia, USA
Year : 1862
Inspector: JLA - unidentified
foundry no.:
weight: 8,750 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government


Comments: At grave of Thomas J Rodman, Served at the Lawton Battery, Savannah, GA




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Rock Island National Cemetery
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long41.512434-90.522212 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 230: C099, 4

Click here to see our reference list

Last update to record: 2025-09-20

About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | ©2013-2026 Living History Registry, all rights reserved