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Designation: 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861
Identification No: West Point 376: US


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
construction no: 442
Year : 1865
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: one 30-pdr Parrott Gun
Request doc.: via Secretary of War
Year: 1897
Delivery Doc: Ordnance Dept Ltr 21549, Jul 31, 1897
Provider: Sec War
Arsenal: New York
On loan to: Kilpatrick Post no 189 GAR
Reference: Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 60



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Kilpatrick Post 189 GAR
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Goshen Cemetery
Main St at Goshen Cemetery Rd
Goshen, Ohio, USA
Lat/Long39.239087-84.160841 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 185: C9, 58

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Last update to record: 2024-11-05

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