National Register of Surviving
Civil War Artillery

SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

Listings are in bore size order. Within a given bore size, the sequence is guns, howitzers, and rifles. With each of these, the order is field, then siege.

SURVIVING CANNON AT SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
(Copyright 1998 Wayne Stark)

Abbreviations and Symbols
* Datum following inferred from contemporary documents
 
REG#Army or Navy Registry Number
INSPInitials of inspecting ordnance officer or other inspector
FDY#Foundry number (founder's own internal control number)
GRVSNumber of rifling grooves, Right or Left hand twist
YRYear cannon was completed and/or inspected
 
AlgerCyrus Alger & Co., Boston MA
AmesN.P. Ames, J.T. Ames or Ames Manufacturing Co., MA
BellonaBellona Foundry, Midlothoan VA
BrennanThomas M. Brennan, Nashville TN
ClarkJohn Clark & Co., New Orleans LA
ColumbiaColumbia Foundry, Georgetown DC
FawcettFawcett, Preston & Co., Liverpool, England
FPFFort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburgh PA
GreenwoodMiles Greenwood & Co., Cincinnati OH
HooperHenry N. Hooper and Co., Boston MA
MarshallWilliam D. Marshall & Co., St. Louis MO
ODonnellpresumed New York City foundry of Norman Wiard
PhoenixPhoenix Iron Company, Phoenixville PA
Q & RQuinby & Robinson, Memphis TN
RevereRevere Copper Co., Boston MA
TredegarTredegar Foundry or Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond VA
unknownfoundry is either unmarked or unreadable
Washington Washington Foundry, Richmond VA
WolffS. Wolff & Co., New Orleans LA
WPF West Point Foundry, Cold Spring NY

FOUNDRYREG#INSP FDY#YR WEIGHT GRVS COMMENTS
2.6-inch Wiard puddled wrought-iron rifles
ODonnell 30     61 703 8LH  
ODonnell 31     61 716 8LH  
ODonnell 54     62 719 8LH  
ODonnell 60     62 733 8LH  
2.9-inch (10-pounder) Army Parrott rifle, Model of 1861
WPF 238 AM 76 62 *910 3RH  
2.9-inch (10-pounder) Confederate Parrott rifle
Tredegar     1986 63   3RH beveled band, year inferred
3-inch Ordnance Rifles, Model of 1861
Phoenix 58 TTSL *65 61 819 7RH formerly at Stones River NB
Phoenix 339 TTSL *365 62 816 7RH formerly at Andersonville, GA; recaptured 10/9/64 near Columbia Furnace VA, by 3rd Div. Cav., BG Custer commanding
3.5-inch Blakely rifles, Ripley Type 2
Fawcett 27   28 61   7RH  
Fawcett 29   30 61   7RH chase band covers flaw in tube
Fawcett 32   33 61      
Fawcett 33   34 61   7RH  
6-pounder bronze field guns, Model of 1835
Alger 4 GT   37 717    
Ames 2 GT   37 705   once there if no longer
6-pounder bronze field guns, Model of 1841
Alger 16 JWR   42 879    
Alger 93 LABW 469 53   15RH L.B.DAVIES, James Type 1
Alger 95 LABW 471 53 8-1 15RH L.B.DAVIES, James Type 1
Alger 125 BH 591 55 880    
Alger 159 BH 628 57      
Alger 164 BH 633 57     foundry no. on left rimbase
Alger 199 TJR 809 61 *884    
Alger 693     61 891 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 721     61 885 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 755   755 61 885 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 758     61 887 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 785   785 61 896 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 786   786 61 884 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S.," damaged
Alger 814   814 61 883 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 831   831 61 882 10RH 3.67 in rifle, no "U.S."
Alger 1107     62 887 10RH 3.67-in rifle, once there if no longer
Ames 41 JWR   42 881    
Ames 86 JWR   43 883    
Ames 349 JWR   47 880 10RH 3.67 in rifle
Ames SC26     51 888   engraved "SC" w/palmetto
Ames 431 LABW 167 53 884 10RH "RIFLED BY C.ALGER,BOSTON,MASS"
Ames 433 LABW 170 53 883 8RH 3.67 in rifle
Ames 436 LABW 178 53 883 10RH "RIFLED BY C.ALGER,BOSTON,MASS"
Ames 470 BH 18 54 882   engraved "Geo. Luen"
Ames 478 BH 41 55 869   foundry no. on left rimbase
Ames   ? 19 61 871    
Greenwood 5     61      
Greenwood 21     61 877    
Greenwood 36 JB   61 890    
Greenwood 40 JB   61 879    
Marshall 18     61 896    
Marshall 28     61 889    
6-pounder bronze field guns, Model of 1861
Ames 1 GTB 1 61 872    
Ames 2 GTB 2 61 864    
Ames 3 GTB 3 61 855   once there if no longer
Ames 4 GTB 4 61 855    
Ames 5 GTB 5 61 859    
Ames 6 GTB 6 61 867    
FOUNDRYREG#INSP FDY#YR WEIGHT GRVS COMMENTS
6-pounder Confederate bronze field guns
Tredegar     1127 61     marked "N.C."
Tredegar     1531 62 860   marked "E.B." for Edenton Battery
6-pounder Confederate iron field guns
Brennan             from Wilson's Creek
Tredegar     1452 62 900   foundry no. possibly 1472
unknown             apparently unmarked
6-pounder bronze field guns, made in 1844 and later rifled
Alger 17     44   10RH  
Alger 18     44   10RH  
Alger 21     44 8-8 10RH  
Alger 22     44 8-6 10RH  
3.67-inch rifled 6-pounder bronze field guns, Model of 1841
Ames 6 GTB   61 872 10RH NOTE: all four manufactured as rifles
Greenwood 13     61 866 9RH  
Marshall 25     61 878 7RH  
Marshall 35     62 884 7RH  
3.67-inch Wiard puddled wrought-iron rifles
ODonnell 1       1180 12LH  
ODonnell 52     62 1183 12LH  
ODonnell 62     62 1198 12LH  
ODonnell           12LH unmarked, possible faired trunnion band
3.80-inch bronze James rifles, Type 1
Ames       61 871 15RH once there if no longer
Ames       61 866 15RH  
Ames       61 872 15RH  
Ames       61 867 15RH  
Ames       61 867 15RH  
Ames       61 868 15RH  
Ames       61 869 15RH  
Ames       61 870 15RH  
Ames       61 872 15RH  
Greenwood 48 JWS   61 858 15RH  
Greenwood 52 JWS   61 840 15RH  
Greenwood 76 JB   61 870 15RH  
Greenwood 81 JB   61 871 15RH  
Greenwood 87 SB   61 865 15RH  
Greenwood 93 JB   62 862 15RH  
Greenwood 99 JB   62 870 15RH  
Greenwood 108 SB   62 884 15RH  
FOUNDRYREG#INSP FDY#YR WEIGHT GRVS COMMENTS
3.80-inch bronze James rifles, Type 2, Series 1
Ames 1 GTB   61 921 7RH  
Ames 5 GTB   61 938 7RH added engraving
Ames 6 GTB   61 925 7RH  
3.80-inch bronze James rifles, Type 2, Series 2
Ames none none   61 919 10RH no "U.S."
Ames none none   61 929 10RH no "U.S."
Ames none none   61 920 10RH no "U.S."
Ames none none   61 924 10RH no "U.S."
Ames none none   61 920 10RH no "U.S."
Ames none none   61 921 10RH no "U.S."
3.80-inch bronze James rifles, Type 2, Series 3
Ames 10 GTB   61 918 10RH  
Ames 11 GTB   61 917 10RH  
Ames 13 GTB   61 918 10RH  
Ames 15 GTB   61 921 10RH  
Ames 18 GTB   61 908 10RH  
3.80-inch bronze James rifles, Type 2, Series 4
Ames 1 GTB *19 61 919 10RH  
Ames 3 GTB *21 61 919 10RH  
Ames 4 GTB *22 61 918 10RH  
Ames 5 GTB *23 61 917 10RH  
Ames 19 GTB *24 61 917 10RH  
Ames 21 GTB 21 61 923 10RH  
Ames 22 GTB 22 61 910 10RH  
Ames 23 GTB 23 61 926 10RH  
Ames 24 GTB 24 61 917 10RH  
Ames 27 GTB 27 61 920 10RH  
Ames 28 GTB *33 61 925 10RH  
Ames 29 GTB 29 61 907 10RH  
Ames 30 GTB 30 61 913 10RH  
Ames 31 GTB 54 62 907 10RH  
Ames 33 GTB *59 62 909 10RH  
Ames 35 GTB 62 62 905 10RH  
Ames 36 GTB 63 62 906 10RH  
Ames 39 GTB 70 62 913 10RH  
Ames 41 GTB 78 62 919 10RH  
Ames 43 GTB *80 62 915 10RH  
Ames 44 GTB *81 62 918 10RH  
Ames 45 GTB *82 62 916 10RH  
Ames 46 GTB *83 62 911 10RH  
Ames 47 GTB *84 62 915 10RH  
Ames 48 GTB *85 62 916 10RH  
Ames 49 GTB *86 62 919 10RH  
Ames 51 GTB *97 62 922 10RH  
Ames 54 GTB 100 62 920 10RH  
Ames 57 GTB 103 62 917 10RH  
Ames 59 GTB 105 62 921 10RH  
Ames 60 GTB *106 62 910 10RH  
Ames 61 GTB *107 62 920 10RH  
Ames 64 GTB 113 62 923 10RH  
Ames 68 GTB   62 899 10RH  
Ames 70 GTB   62 914 10RH  
Ames 71 GTB   62 908 10RH  
Ames 73 GTB 120 62 919 10RH  
Ames 74 GTB 121 62 914 10RH  
Ames 75 GTB 122 62 923 10RH  
Ames 78 GTB 125 62 919 10RH  
3.80-inch steel James rifles, Type 3
Ames 4       -38 10RH  
Ames          10RH  
Ames           10RH  
FOUNDRYREG#INSP FDY#YR WEIGHT GRVS COMMENTS
4.2-inch Army Parrott rifles
WPF 109 RPP 314 62 4280 5RH cabin roof support when studied
WPF 110 RPP 318 62 4250 5RH cabin roof support when studied
WPF 155 AM 542 62 4215 5RH NatCem tripod
WPF 161 AM 584 62 4215 5RH above Pittsburg Landing
WPF       62   5RH cabin roof support when studied
WPF 183 AM 666 63 4240 5RH upright at Johnston monument
WPF 320 *RMH 989 64   5RH cabin roof support when studied
WPF 322 *RMH 51 64   5RH upright, Raith monument
WPF 326 *RMH 20 64   5RH cabin roof support when studied
WPF 329 *RMH 103 64   5RH cabin roof support when studied
WPF 330 *RMH 58 64   5RH NatCem tripod
WPF 331 *RMH 65 64 4185 5RH NatCem tripod
WPF 337 RMH 113 64 4180 5RH Grant's last line
WPF 340 RMH 153 64 4170 5RH upright at Gladden monument
WPF 343 RMH 118 64 4200 5RH upright at Peabody monument
WPF 345 RMH 168 64 4210 5RH upright at Wallace monument
12-pounder bronze Napoleons, Model of 1857
Hooper 3 TJR 23 62 1233    
Hooper 252 TJR 274 63 1237   formerly at Chick Chatt NMP
12-pounder bronze field howitzers, Model of 1835
Alger 5 GT   37 710    
Alger 24 GT   38 735    
Ames 6 GT   37 729    
12-pounder bronze field howitzers, Model of 1841
Alger 187 TJR 825 61 789    
Alger 201 JPF 880 61 788    
Alger 202 JPF 884 61 798    
Alger 206 JPF 865 61 786    
Alger 726 TJR 726 61 798   perhaps not a gov't purchase
Alger 834 TJR 834 61 786   perhaps not a gov't purchase
Ames 6 WM   41 783    
Ames 17 JWR   44 781    
Ames 20 JWR   44 772    
Ames 26 JWR   44 786    
Ames 31 JWR   46 787    
Ames 32 JWR   46 787    
Ames 35 JWR   46 786    
Ames 41 JWR   46 785    
Ames 46 JWR   46 784    
Ames 58 JWR   47 787    
Ames 60 JWR   47 787    
Ames 62 JWR   47 787   formerly at Vicksburg NMP
Ames 69 JWR   47 789    
Ames 94 JWR   48 790    
Ames 113 JWR 189 53 788    
Ames 115 JWR 193 53 788    
Ames 132 BH   56 772    
Ames 134 BH   56 769    
Ames 143 PVH   61 789    
Ames 148 GTB   61 794    
Greenwood 15 none   61 764   no "U.S." or O.O.
Marshall 1 none   61 798   "7" in weight is reversed, engraved
Marshall 20 none   61 780    
Marshall 38 none   61 782    
FOUNDRYREG#INSP FDY#YR WEIGHT GRVS COMMENTS
12-pounder Confederate bronze field howitzers
Clark             Ruggles Line, unmarked
Clark     23 61     Ruggles Line, marked trunnions
Q & R     18 61 none    
Q & R     32 62 none    
Q & R     41 62 755   Ruggles, unusual "T" on muzzle face
Q & R(?)         751   dies & wght location match other Q&Rs
Tredegar       61      
Tredegar     1400 62 781    
Washington   3   62 770    
Wolff   2   62      
unknown         799   oversize basering, assumed Confederate
unknown             assumed unmarked Confederate
unknown             assumed unmarked Confederate
12-pounder Confederate iron field howitzer
Brennan   MHW   61     marked "L.R." on front of reinforce
24-pounder iron siege guns, Model of 1819
Bellona 147 JWR   36 *5553   upright in NatCem
Columbia 261 IWR   37 *5421   upright in NatCem
Columbia 263 IWR   37 *5435   upright in NatCem
WPF 185 JB 1115 28 5535   from Vicksburg NatCem, "MCXV" on knob
24-pounder bronze field howitzers, Model of 1841
Alger 1 WM   41 1323    
Alger 2 WM   41 1319    
Alger 5 BH 636 58 1297   foundry no. stamped on left rimbase
24-pounder Confederate bronze field howitzer
Q & R 35     62     Ruggles Line
24-pounder Dahlgren bronze boat howitzer
Ames 656 JAD   64 1305   NatCem
8-inch iron siege howitzer, Model of 1840
WPF 28 LABW 550 53 2615   cemetery, fdy no. "550" also on knob
Total cannon at Shiloh National Military Park: 218

  • Return to National Register of Surviving Civil War Artillery
  • Return to Weapons

  • Return to Civil War Artillery Page

    • Last updated 4/3/98 - CTB