30 Pounder Parrott Rifle, Model 1861

30 Pounder Parrott Rifle, Model 1861

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies

Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Parrott gun

United States--South Carolina--Morris Island

West Point Foundry Association -- History

This Parrott Rifle, now on Trophy Point, was made at the West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York in 1863. It was mounted on Morris Island, South Carolina in January, 1864 during the siege of Charleston. Unlike many other Parrott rifles, this one fired a remarkable 4,606 rounds on Charleston before bursting. MG Quincy Gillmore’s history of the siege, published in 1865, documented this gun extensively with an illustration of the burst gun

West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York

West Point Museum Collection

Courtesy of the West Point Museum Collection, United States Military Academy

1861

Please consult the West Point Museum

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Photographic works

Catalog/Ref. No.: 351

1861-1863

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