Nellie Grant Cannon on Waterfront - Clayton County - McGregor - 43.026483 by -91.173200

This is a 6-pounder bronze field gun, M1841, cast at Ames Manufacturing Co. in 1856. It is named after General U. S. Grant's daughter. It was dedicated in 2002. It is in a very nice setting in Riverfront Park on the Mississippi River. It is just north of the business district. Photos taken 3/24/08.

Heritage Center - Des Moines County - Burlington - 40.812000 by -91.103433

This is a 6-pounder bronze field gun, M1861. It is from the Cyrus Alger & Co., number 132. It is on loan from the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. The plan is to return it to the cemetery when there is a cannon mount or carriage for the cannon. There is a very similar cannon currently in the GAR section of Aspen Grove. Thanks to Mike Cunningham for notification of this cannon.

Aspen Grove Cemetery - Des Moines County - Burlington - 40.826583 by -91.117400

Close to the impressive 25-foot monument is a 6-pounder field gun, M1841. The photos show the monument and the cannon in the GAR Section. The photos were taken 9/1/20. The Cemetery is in the north part of town. Take Osborn Street - then west on Corse Street to the Cemetery. The General John Corse Mausoleum and General Karl Matthies Memorial are nearby.

Old Fort Madison Site - Lee County - Fort Madison - 40.629750 by -91.304083

There are two cannons at the site of Old Fort Madison. The cannons flank the chimney that remains from the old fort. These are 6 pounder bronze field guns, M1841. The location is easily confused with the reconstructed Old Fort Madison which is in a different location in Riverview Park. This site is close to the street (Highway 61) and RR tracks. Photos taken 12/29/07 and 10/5/20.

Monumental Park - Madison County - Winterset - 41.334733 by -94.011833

This monument, dedicated on October 17, 1867, was one of the earliest erected in Iowa. There are inscriptions on the four sides. It is a 14-foot marble monument on a 5-foot limestone base. The cannons, included in 1878, are 6 pounder bronze field guns, M1841, painted black. Two were made at Ames Manufacturing Co., one in 1855 and one in 1861. Another was cast at Cyrus Alger & Co. in 1861, the fourth is from William D. Marshall & Co., cast in 1862. Monumental Park is one block east of the Town Square in Winterset.
Recently, several very nice enhancements have been made including the new entrance, concrete foundations for the cannons and the cannonball stack for each cannon.
A remarkable book, "A Monumental Place" by Town Historian Walt Libby, was published in 2008. He documents a great deal about the monument and the park from the origination to the present day. Photos taken 10/27/09, 6/16/14, and 6/27/17.

Railroad Depot - Muscatine County - Wilton - 41.587778 by -91.016944

This is a bronze 6-pounder field gun. Built in 1857, No. 152, by Cyrus Alger & Company of Boston. It was formerly in the Muscatine County Courthouse but moved here when the Freedom Rock was dedicated here on September 6, 2020. This is a very attractive location by the restored town depot. It is just south of the business district at 210 N. Railroad Street. The Freedom Rock does not have anything directly related to the Civil War. Photos taken 6/20/23.

General Baker Monument - Polk County - Des Moines - Woodland Cemetery - 41.590366 by -93.649316

Originally there were four cannons surrounding the Baker Monument. One of these has been loaned to the Gold Star Museum, a military museum, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. The one at the Museum and the two in first photo are 12-pounder Confederate bronze howitzers cast at Quinby & Robinson of Memphis. Shown is a 6-pounder bronze field gun, M1841 from Cyrus Alger & Co. in 1854. The cannon photo was taken 5/25/08.

Private Ownership - Polk County - Urbandale

This 6-pounder bronze field gun, Model 1841, is located in the office of Dr. David Davidson, a dentist in Urbandale. The cannon and carriage are in excellent condition. The close-up photo of the trunnion on the left side reads "M. Greenwood Cincinnati O." Miles Greenwood was the owner of Eagle Ironworks in Cincinnati. It also shows the year of manufacture in 1864 and "173", the foundry number. "2 Ohio" is marked on the face of the cannon. Dr. Davidson is the owner of the cannon. Photos taken 5/24/12.