6 Pound Gun - Lansden Park - Cairo, IL - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

County of display: Alexander County
LOcation of dis[play: Walnut St. & Holbrook Ave., Lansden Park, Cairo

"The 6-pounder field gun was a lightweight, mobile piece that was a favorite of the field artillery in the first half of the nineteenth century. This popular workhorse of the Mexican War era was regarded as obsolete by the Union army, but was still heavily employed by a Confederate army that could not afford to pass up any opportunities.

"This gun shows the last vestiges of the highly decorated artillery profiles that had prevailed until the beginning of the century: breech band, cascable fillet, fillet and roundel at the throat, and an echinus on the muzzle face were also features of the M1841 12-pounder. All were dispensed with on the M1857 Napoleon that displaced both these weapons as the smoothbore of choice for both armies. Attempts to convert some of these guns to rifles, using the James system of rifling, had only marginal success." ~ Wikipedia

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What type of artillery is this?: Field Artillery Where is this artillery located?: Park What military of the world used this device?: England, France, Belgium, Russia, United States, Prussia, Austria, Sweden Date artillery was in use: 01/01/1861 Artillery is no longer operational: yes Still may work: no Are there any geocaches at this location?: closest is 3 miles away in Fort Defiance Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed Parking location to view this Waymark: Not Listed Cost?: Not Listed

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