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Related Historical Markers
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008
Cannon and Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| 1 ► Ohio, Pickaway County, Circleville — Napoleon 12-Pounder — Reported missing |
| 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. — — Map (db m173290) HM WM | |||
2 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah — The Napoleon 12-Pounder Field Gun Model 1857 —  |
| (Left panel) The twelve-pound Napoleon smoothbore cannon was developed in France in 1853 and was named for the Emperor Napoleon III. It was adopted and manufactured in the United States in 1857. It was the mainstay of artillery for . . . — — Map (db m25066) HM | |||