12-Pounder Howitzer

12-Pounder Howitzer (HMSHD)

Location: Hampton, VA 23651
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 0.151', W 76° 18.595'

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Model 1841

Bronze field piece
Made for Confederates in 1862
by Tredegar Foundry, Richmond
Smoothbore
Diameter of bore ? ? 4.62 inches
Overall length ? ? 58.6 inches
Range ? ? 1072 yards (0.5 miles)
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 9:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 383449 N 4095953
Decimal Degrees37.00251667, -76.30991667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 0.151', W 76° 18.595'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 0' 9.06" N, 76° 18' 35.70" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 20 Bernard Rd, Hampton VA 23651, US
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