Cannon and carriage are made of wood that has been painted black. The 5.50 inch tube is held to the carriage by thin sheet metal coverings over the trunnions which have then being tacked in place. Gun resembles a large caliber Columbiad in shape and form. Barrel will swivel up and down.

Item is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips.

With the item is a statement signed by Robert Hunt Rhodes, great-grandson of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, stating that the little cannon was part of his great grandfather’s collection. It was Robert who published his great grandfather’s Civil War diary under the title “ALL FOR THE UNION” in 1985.

A nice little item with a connection to one of the most famous Civil War veterans of our era.  [ad]

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