3 – Inch Ordnance Rifle
Model 1861
Field gun made in 1863 for Union forces
by Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, Pa.
Wrought iron
Diameter of bore 3 inches
Overall length 73.3 inches
Weight 816 pounds
Fired 9-pound shell 3972 yards
(2.25 miles)
Marker is on Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
