Wrightsville PA cannons

[zimmerstutzen]

These sit in the middle of a street a half mile from where the Yanks burned the bridge to keep the Rebs from crossing the Susquehanna River into Lancaster PA. The town caught fire and the Rebel soldiers helped fight the fires.

These cannons were presented to the town to mark the Eastern most advance of the Rebels into the North.

 

[matthew.heilgmail.com]

Cool! Thanks for sharing the photo! I think those are 24-pdr. Flank Howitzers. You don't hear a lot about them during the war, but you definitely see them a lot in monuments and cemeteries.

 

[KABAR2]

Yep you nailed it on the type, a Model 1844 Flank Howitzer.... it's nice to see they are cared for...here's a few more examples...

http://warmemorials.us/artillery/m1844_24pdr.html