GAR Section Linwood Cemetery - Boone County - Boone - 42.056333 by -93.891016

This is a wonderful little corner of the cemetery with two large Parrott cannons, a granite monument, a bronze plaque and tombstones of Civil War veterans. The cannons are 4.2-inch, 30 pounder Army Parrott rifles cast at the West Point Foundry - one in 1863 and one in 1864. This area is located in the NW corner of a large cemetery. Take Monona Street south off Mamie Eisenhower Avenue or take Forest off S Greene St. to the Cemetery.

Concord Cemetery - Hancock County - Garner - 43.089616 by -93.597533

This upright cannon is a 4.2-inch Army Parrott rifle cast at West Point Foundry in 1862. The monument, originally dedicated in 1906, was rededicated by the SUVCW on June 23, 2001. It is in the Concord Cemetery close to the maintenance shed. It is on the SE side of Garner. Take Seymour Avenue to the cemetery. Photos taken 3/14/08 and 5/6/20.

GAR section of Forest Cemetery - Mahaska County - Oskaloosa - 41.304866 by -92.635566

This area includes a Parrott rifle, many tombstones of CW veterans, and the memorial to General Samuel Rice. There is also a red, white and blue “GAR” sign on the lawn. The cannon is a 4.2-inch Navy Parrott rifle cast at West Point Foundry in 1863. The weight is marked as 3460 pounds. It was donated to Phil Kearney GAR Post #40 in 1902. It was part of the battery of U.S.S. Vicksburg and fired 101 times through March 1865.  Forest Cemetery is located at 634 North 9th Avenue, on the NE part of town. Take Avenue A/Highway 92 to N 9th Street – then north to the cemetery. The GAR section is in the west central part of the cemetery. Photos were taken 11/29/07 - the cannon close-up was taken 8/6/10.

Osage Cemetery - Mitchell County - Osage - 43.294083 by -92.821750

These are 30-pounder 4.2-inch Army Parrott rifles. They were manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1862. They are in great condition with clear markings. There are also 5 cannonballs on display. This is an outstanding setting on the far north side of Osage Cemetery. There is also a monument to the "Unknown Dead 1861 - 1865." The cemetery is in the NW part of town - take N 3rd Street to the cemetery. Photos taken 5/4/08 and 6/2/21.

Don Gage reports that he has fired the cannons on every Memorial Day weekend since 2000, the first time they had been fired in 75 years. Previously they were fired at 5:00 A.M. on July 4 every year. Don also reports that the planter between the cannons is an inverted brass bell that would sound an alarm in the city until 1910 when it was included as part of the monument by the WRC. Thanks to Danny Krock for the spectacular photo of the firing at dusk on the Saturday before Memorial Day on 5/29/10.