Cannon from the War Between the States to be restored

[John Kepler]

Two 8-inch Rodman cannon from 1865 at the Union County (Liberty, IN) courthouse are to be cleaned up & restored.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2009...to+be+restored

Being somewhat picky...the proper name for the gun is an M1861 8" Columbiad. The only thing "Rodman" about it is the casting process he patented, though the moniker is often used generically for the M1859-M1861 Columbiads...incorrectly.

Columbiads as a class were an American innovation in the design of Seacoast-Garrison shell-guns beginning in 1841. They were formidable, highly effective weapons, and deserve proper identification.

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