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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: February 21, 2009
Caption: Sight Bracket and Foundry Number
Additional Description: On the trunnions of the cannon, just below the sight bracket is a number - 1671. This was the manufacturer's serial number, matching to the Ordnance Department's registry number 80. This 4.5-inch Siege Gun, Model 1861, commonly noted as an "Ordnance Rifle" due to its design, was produced by Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1863. It was inspected by Charles Peoble Kingsbury before issue. At manufacture it weighed 3,577 pounds. No guns of this type were present at the battle, although two batteries using these guns were attached to the Army of the Potomac held in reserve.
Submitted: March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p57492
File Size: 0.984 Megabytes

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