Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
1. 10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad Marker
Richmond, Virginia
CSA
This cannon was used by Alabama Confederate Forces in the
defense of Mobile during the War for Southern Independence
from 1861-1865.
It was mounted at Ft. Powell, guarding the entrance into
Mobile Bay from the Mississippi Sound. It is one of the very
few such weapons still in existence.
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Placed here for the Citizens of Mobile, Alabama
Erected 2004 by the Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp II, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.
Location. 30° 41.43′ N, 88° 2.375′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on Government Street 0.1 miles east of South Royal Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 Government Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast and in Mobile Bay. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mobile's First Mardi Gras Parade (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Damn The Torpedoes!" The Campaigns for Mobile, 1864 - 1865 (about 400 feet away); Cadillac Homesite (about 500 feet away); The Pelican Girls (about 500 feet away); Second Fort Conde Ruin (about 500 feet away); How Big was the Original Fort Condι? (about 600 feet away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Richard Robertson (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
2. Older marker on reverse side.
Ten-Inch Seacoast Columbiad
Rifled to 6.4 inch
Manufactured by
Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond, Va.
Salvaged from the site
of Fort Powell
and presented by W.R. Armstead
Another marker is no longer nearby. Admiral Raphael Semmes, CSA (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on the Columbiad. (Submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Fort Wiki on Fort Powell. (Submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
3. Tredegar Iron Works on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
3. 10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad Model 1861
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
4. Front of cannon.
Maintained by:
Sons of
Confederate Veterans
Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp #II
Confederate Veterans
Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp #II
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
5. View of cannon looking east towards South Water Street
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,278 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
