32 Pounder Naval Cannon
Taken in June 1861 when the Navy Yard at Norfolk was abandoned by the United States
Banded and Condverted at Richmond into a 6 inch rifle mounted at Fort Caswell North Carolina
Dismounted by exploding magazines when the Confederates evacuated that fort in January 1865
Presented by US War Department 1902
Marker is on Salisbury Street near Hillsborough Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
