South Battery

Fort Trumbull State Park

New London, CT

The South Battery at Fort Trumbull once contained 6 of these 8"-Rodmans.  I think these are actually more accurately known as 8"-converted rifles which were made from 10"-Rodmans by fitting them with a rifled sleeve.  Shortly after the Civil War, it was less expensive to convert the many 10"-Rodmans that had been made, than to make new and improved artillery.