Circleville in Pickaway County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Napoleon 12-Pounder
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008
1. Napoleon 12-Pounder Marker
The US Army adopted the Napoleon in 1857. During the Civil War, it demonstrated it's superiority over all smooth bore field guns. At Gettysburg, it made up 39% of the total field pieces. In overall effectiveness it had no peer.
Erected 2004.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. Memorial has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 36.062′ N, 82° 56.576′ W. Memorial was in Circleville, Ohio, in Pickaway County. It was at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 22) and Pickaway Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Marker is on grounds of Memorial Hall, to west of main entrance. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 159 E Main St, Circleville OH 43113, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial was in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Model 1841 6-Pounder Field Gun (a few steps from this marker); Walk Of Remembrance (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Hall (a few steps from this marker); This Fence (within shouting distance of this marker); Prehistoric Circular Earthworks / The Squaring of Circleville (about 400 feet away,
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The Battery I, First Ohio Light Artillery monument at Gettysburg displays authentic 12-pounder Napoleon guns.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008
2. Cannon and Marker
Although the facts on the marker are generally correct, the cannon is not, however, a 12-pounder Napoleon. More likely it is a reproduction 6-pounder Field Gun of an earlier design.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008
3. Napoleon 12-Pounder Marker
Gun and marker in shadows to right (west) of flag pole and entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,742 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2021, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
