Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

10" Bore Confederate Columbiad Long Range Smoothbore Gun

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, September 21, 2024

1. 10" Bore Confederate Columbiad Long Range Smoothbore Gun Marker

Inscription. The gun displayed here was cast in May, 1863 by the Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond, Virginia. It weighed 13,366 lbs. which cost the Confederate government $5,303. It was one of 274 guns protecting the City of Charleston, South Carolina and Charleston Harbor from a coastal attack by the U.S. Navy. It fired a 100 lb. round exploding shell or a 120 lb. solid shot ball and had an effective range of 2.8 miles.

On February 28, 1877 the schooner Philadelphia left Charleston Harbor with a load of scrap iron headed North for a smelter in Philadelphia. The ship was full of scrap railroad iron on the lower deck and the upper deck carried 25 large guns from the Civil War defenses of Charleston. The next night on March 1, 1877, the overweight ship began to take on water. The crew escaped by lifeboat and the ship went down about 1 hour later in 80 feet of water. The location was midway between Charleston and Myrtle Beach 20 miles offshore. The wreck was discovered in November, 1994, and salvage operations for the guns are continuing. This was the 4th gun recovered.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1863.

Location. 32° 46.353′ N, 97° 28.474′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Jim Wright

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Freeway (Loop Interstate 820) south of Silver Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 760 Jim Wright Fwy, Fort Worth TX 76108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General H.P. Mabry (a few steps from this marker); Major K.M. Van Zandt (a few steps from this marker); William Terry Allen Log Cabin (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of White Settlement (approx. 1.7 miles away); Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Plant No. 4 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Thompson Public Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fort Worth Army Air Field (approx. 3.2 miles away); Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr. (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Veterans (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, September 21, 2024

2. 10" Bore Confederate Columbiad Long Range Smoothbore Gun Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.