Last updated: March 30, 2021
Place
Cannon Row at Fort Moultrie
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island
Significance:
Rare collection of original Civil War artillery
Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park has one of the greatest collections of Civil War era seacoast or siege artillery in the United States. Representing some of the rarest cannon in the world, the collection illustrates the technological innovations of the Civil War. The cannon that make up Cannon Row are some of the largest and most unique within the park's collection.
Some of the cannon were used during the Civil War on Sullivan's Island while others were brought to the island after the Civil War to rebuild coastal defenses. The United States or the Confederate States produced all eight artillery pieces before or during the Civil War.
List of Guns (Appear left to right in picture):
7-inch Triple Banded Brooke Rifle
Produced by CS Army
10-inch Parrott Rifle
Produced by US Army
8-inch Parrott Rifle
Produced by US Army
10-inch Confederate Columbiad
Produced by CS Army
Modified 10-inch Columbiad
Produced by US Army. Modified by CS Army.
10-inch Rodman
Produced by US Army
10-inch Rodman
Produced by US Army
13-inch Mortar
Produced by US Army
Some of the cannon were used during the Civil War on Sullivan's Island while others were brought to the island after the Civil War to rebuild coastal defenses. The United States or the Confederate States produced all eight artillery pieces before or during the Civil War.
List of Guns (Appear left to right in picture):
7-inch Triple Banded Brooke Rifle
Produced by CS Army
10-inch Parrott Rifle
Produced by US Army
8-inch Parrott Rifle
Produced by US Army
10-inch Confederate Columbiad
Produced by CS Army
Modified 10-inch Columbiad
Produced by US Army. Modified by CS Army.
10-inch Rodman
Produced by US Army
10-inch Rodman
Produced by US Army
13-inch Mortar
Produced by US Army