War Memorials of Wisconsin

Confederate 12-pdr. iron howitzer in Chippewa Falls, WI

This page describes the left gun in the first photo below. No markings can be found on this iron gun except for its stamped weight of 822 pounds. The barrel bore measures ~4.65 inches at the muzzle face which is consistent with a 12 pdr. gun. Overall length of the gun tube is ~64.5 inches. It is believed to have been made by Tredegar.

The carriage is a metal replica.


Overall view - (photo by John Anderson)


Left front view (photo by John Anderson)


Left rear view (photo by John Anderson)


Left rear closeup view of gun tube (photo by John Anderson)


Left side view of gun tube which has an overall length of ~64.5 inches. (photo by John Anderson)


Right side closeup view of gun tube (photo by John Anderson)


Top of trunnion area showing what appears to be a sight on top of the gun tube. (photo by John Anderson)


Closeup of breech knob (photo by John Anderson)


Closeup of lower portion of breech showing stamped weight of 822 [in pounds] which is light for a 12 pdr.
(photo by John Anderson)


No stamped markings on either trunnion; right trunnion shown. (photo by John Anderson)


Muzzle face - no stamped markings on face, but the inside the barrel showing rusting of this smoothbore iron gun
(photo by John Anderson)



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