Crawfordsville - canons
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 22 March 1901
Said Capt. H. H. Talbot last Saturday: “The four cannons that are given to Crawfordsville for decoration were secured through Senator Fairbanks and not through Mr. Landis, as the papers state. The G. A. R. here appointed a committee composed of Warner Wilhite, J. W. Clemson and myself to secure these old relics and as Senator Fairbanks got them for us I think it is only right that he be given the credit. It is likely that at least one of the guns will be placed on the soldiers’ plat at Oak Hill”
(*This 6 pounder field gun, is standing guard, in the old section of Oak Hill North Cemetery, in Crawfordsville.
This field gun, or cannon, is a smooth bore, cast iron example. It has been mounted on a concrete base.
The markings are:-No.29C IMT. This indicates it was made at the Columbia Foundry, whilst it was under the ownership of John Mason, made before 1837. This type of artillery was used in the War of 1812. By the time of the American Civil War, technology had moved on, and most artillery had the barrels rifled, to improve accuracy. Some of these older, smooth bore guns were used at the beginning of the Civil War, though.
The 6 pounder name means, it fired a 6 pound round, a cannonball.)
Big Guns to be Placed in the Court House Yard by the McPherson Post
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 8 November 1901
McPherson Post, G. A. R., has been working for some time to get a couple of big guns for Crawfordsville and it looks now as if their efforts would be crowned with success. Capt. H. H. Talbot, chairman of the G. A. R. committee having the matter in charge, has made a requisition to the War Department at Washington for two Howitzers now located at Mobile in the government arsenal and the requisition has been endorsed by Senator Fairbanks. The guns are among a large number which have been condemned by Uncle Sam as useless, but they will make a big showing in the court house yard. They are twenty four pounders, sixty nine inches long, and will be mounted on cast iron gun carriages.