Courtesy of santee1821
| Designation: | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 6.4in (100pdr) Parrott Rifle, Navy M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 224: USN |
| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| Inspector: | Robert B Hitchcock (RBH) 1861-65* |
| foundry no.: | |
| weight: | 9,727 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Document: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g3L917eX1s |
| Comments: | served on USS Otsego, recovered from Roanoke River |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | GAR Posts 100 & 271, Manhattan, KS, 1898 | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Sunset Cemetery | |
| 2000 Leavenworth Dt | ||
| Manhattan, Kansas, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.181271-96.590261 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 218: C73, 07 |
| https://www.santee1821.net/preserved-artillery/us-navy-100-pounder-parrott-rifle-of-uss-otsego-in-manhattan-kansas |
In-House private documents: |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g3L917eX1s |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-12-09