Courtesy Tom Gaard, iowacivilwarmonuments.com

Designation: 12-pdr Gun - Napoleon
Model: 12-pdr Bronze Gun, Light M1857M2
Identification No: Revere 252:US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Revere Copper Co
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
construction no: 248
Year : 1863
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: one "Napoleon" gun
Year: 1909
Delivery Doc: 60th Congress, Session II, Chap 107, Act of Feb 11, 1909
Provider: Sec War
Use: Historical Building
On loan to: State of Iowa



Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Indoor
Location: State Historical Museum of Iowa
600 E Locust St
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Lat/Long41.5906056-93.6090083 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 318: D109, 77

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Last update to record: 2024-11-05

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