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The 4.62 inch caliber smoothbore M1857 12-pounder bronze field gun was in service with the U.S. Army from 1857 into the late 1870s. It was the most widely used field gun of the Civil War. The 72.6 inch long barrel was made by several manufacturers.
There are 14 known M1857 12-pounder 'Napoleon' bronze field guns on display in Wisconsin. They are at the following locations:
City Located | Photo(s) | Gun info* | Mount info | Location | GPS | Map(s) |
Berlin, WI | Alger, 1142 1862, No.103 |
wooden carriage | East gun at Nathan Strong Park, E Huron St (Co. Hwy F / Hwy 91) |
N 43° 58.127' W 88° 56.533' |
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Berlin, WI | Ames, 37 1862, No.28 | wooden carriage | West gun at Nathan Strong Park, E Huron St (Co. Hwy F / Hwy 91) |
N 43° 58.126' W 88° 56.540' |
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La Crosse, WI | Revere, 316 1863, No.314 |
concrete display base | Oak Grove Cemetery, along Hwy 16 by UW campus |
N 43° 49.212’ W 91° 13.818’ |
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La Crosse, WI | Revere, 343 1863, No.334 |
concrete display base | Oak Grove Cemetery, along Hwy 16 by UW campus |
N 43° 49.209’ W 91° 13.822’ |
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Madison, WI | Revere, 322 1863, No.332 |
wooden carriage | Camp Randall Memorial Park, pointed East by flagpole |
N 43° 04.248' W 89° 24.595' |
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Oshkosh, WI | n/a | Greenwood, ___ 1862, No.2 |
? | Irving St. & Hazel St. | ? | n/a |
Oshkosh, WI | n/a | Greenwood, ___ 1862, No.19 |
? | Irving St. & Hazel St. | ? | n/a |
Oshkosh, WI | n/a | Revere, 8 1862, No.21 |
? | Irving St. & Hazel St. | ? | n/a |
Oshkosh, WI | n/a | Revere, 186 1863, No.183 |
? | Irving St. & Hazel St. | ? | n/a |
Oshkosh, WI | n/a | ? | ? | Irving St. & Hazel St. | ? | n/a |
Racine, WI | Alger, 1033 1862, No.51 |
stone display base | North gun at Memorial Building, Lake Ave between 6th & 7th |
N 42° 43.582' W 87° 46.890' |
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Racine, WI | Hooper, ___ 1863, No.212 |
stone display base | South gun at Memorial Building, Lake Ave between 6th & 7th |
N 42° 43.576' W 87° 46.888' |
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Spring Green, WI | Hooper, 393 1864, No.369 |
wooden carriage | House on the Rock along Hwy 23 |
N 43° 05.963' W 90° 08.140' |
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Sussex, WI | Revere, 278 1863, No.276 |
wooden carriage | Wisc. National Guard Armory, Armory Dr & Maple Ave | N 43° 07.253' W 88° 13.217' |
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