Photo by DLBarker, 2025

Designation: 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861
Identification No: West Point 367: US


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
Year : 1864
Inspector: Stephen Carr Lyford (SCL) 1863-65
foundry no.:355
weight: 4,200 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: GAR Post 103, Macomb, IL
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Chandler Park
148 E Carroll St
Macomb, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long40.4604472-90.6709333 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 185: C9, 56

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Last update to record: 2025-12-01

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