Photo by John Frick, 2025
| Designation: | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
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| Model: | 4.2in (30-pdr) Navy Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 218: USN |
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| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA |
| construction no: | 157 |
| Year : | 1863 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Comments: | Served on the USS Vicksburg |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | GAR Post 379, Litchfield, IL |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Library Grounds |
| | 400 N State St |
| Litchfield, Illinois, USA |
| Lat/Long | 39.1774972-89.6550083 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 184: C11, 44 |
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Last update to record: 2025-12-08
