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~Common Field Pieces~
6 Pdr Bronze Field Guns
  A large number of 6 Pdr bronze field guns saw service with both armies during the war. Some of these pieces dated back several decades. These are a few examples:

Model of 1835: Manufactured by Cyrus Alger & Co., and by the Ames Company.

Model of 1838: Manufactured by Cyrus Alger & Co., and by the Ames Company.

Model of 1840: Manufactured by the Ames Company.

Model of 1841: Manufactured by Cyrus Alger & Co., and by the Ames Company, and by others.

Model of 1861: Confederate manufacture of the 1841 6 Pdr Bronze Field Gun. Produced at the Tredager Iron Works in Richmond.

6 Pdr James Gun: Manufactured in very small numbers by the Ames Company.

6 Pdr Clark Gun: Confederate manufacture. Produced in very small numbers by John Clark of New Orleans.

6 Pdr Noble Gun: Confederate manufacture. Produced in small numbers by the Noble Brothers Foundry of Rome, Georgia.

6 Pdr Paxton Gun: Confederate manufacture. Produced in very small numbers by the A.M. Paxton of Vicksburg, Mississippi.  
 
 
 
 
 
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