No. 786 P.I.C. 1864

Civil War cannon at the South Dakota National Guard Museum in Pierre, SD.

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5 Responses to “No. 786 P.I.C. 1864”

  • Craig Brown Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    I am repainting a civil war cannon that sites in the Cemetery, on the end of the barrow there are letters and numbers ( 18 S.O.L. S.Mc.M.&CO. 1864 8456 lb. also there two stars, can you help me with info. on the maker and the color. Thanks Craig

  • admin Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    I really don’t know that much about civil War weaponry. I did find this about the Seyfert, McManus & Co. foundry in Reading, PA on Google, which seems to explain the “S.Mc.M.&Co.” part of what you see on the barrel…

    “Scott Foundry: Reading, PA., foundry apparently organized after the war began by Seyfert, McManus & Co. of Reading which had been in operation since 1836. Scott Foundry cast heavy iron weapons such as the 15-inch Rodman under an arrangement with Fort Pitt Foundry for use of the patented interior cooling process. Weapons are marked “S.F.” which often is easily confused with initials of the inspector.

    further Googling finds that the initials are probably of the ordinance inspector. I couldn’t find anything on “S.O.L.” but the “S.C.L.” on the gun in my photo are the initials of Stephen Carr Lyford. It’s likely that your gun also has “S.C.L.” not “S.O.L.”

  • admin Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    The canon in my photo above is stamped “P.I.C.” which is evidently the initials of the foundry that made it, the Phoenix Iron Company in Phoenixville, PA. The rest of the numbers I’m not familiar with.

  • Craig Brown Says:
    July 14th, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    Thanks for the info on the 8 inch cannon at the Greenwood Cemetery, in Vernon, Michigan. I did fined a lot of info about our cannon I would like to send you pictures and article that I put together when I am finished. Would I send it through this site?

  • Craig Brown Says:
    July 15th, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FVx2Bv0SiTI/TD9kssu35nI/AAAAAAAAB6M/eDUgCV4Yutw/s640/Begenning%20of%20%20Craig%27s%20art.jpg Civil War Monument – Greenwood Cemetery Vernon, Michigan. Dedicated on on May 30, 1889, The Rodman Cannon, 8 inch smooth bore, was cast in 1864, by the Seyfert, McManus & Co. foundry, Reading PA.,in accordance with the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburgh, for the use of the patented interior cooling process. This cannon is no.18 of the first 65 cast in 1864, and later 148 were cast of the 213 made, which there are 56 current survivors. It was inspected by Lieutenant Colonel, Stephen Carr Lyford, Command of the Rockford Arsenal, Pennsylvania. The M1861Rodman Gun weight is 8,465 lbs,and had a range of 3,873 yards, it’s shell weight was 50 pounds, the charge was 19 lbs. of powder. The Cannon set on a block foundation, over looking Washington St.on a hillside in the Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon, Mi. There are some 48 Civil War Veterans barred at the cemetery and 1Revalitionary war Veteran.

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