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Thomas Jackson Rodman (July 31, 1816 – June 7, 1871) was an American artillerist, inventor, ordnance specialist, and career United States Army officer. [1] He served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, in which he was noted for his many improvements and innovations concerning the artillery used by the Union forces.
The Rodman gun is any of a series of American Civil War–era columbiads designed by Union artillery officer Thomas Jackson Rodman [1] (1815–1871). The guns were designed to fire both shot and shell .
During the Civil War, a new commander's quarters was commissioned by then-Capt. Thomas J. Rodman, inventor of the Rodman gun. The lavish, 12,700 sq ft (1,180 m 2), quarters would ultimately become one of the largest commander's quarters on any US military installation. This mansion is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
During the American Civil War, a new commander's quarters was commissioned by then-Capt. Thomas J. Rodman, inventor of the Rodman gun, for the Watertown Arsenal. The lavish, 12,700 sq ft (1,180 m 2), quarters would ultimately become one of the largest commander's quarters on any U.S. military installation.
That same year, the arsenal established a new metals processing laboratory called the General Thomas J. Rodman Laboratory (unrelated to the facility with the same name at Rock Island Arsenal). Named after the former arsenal commander during the Civil War, the Rodman Laboratory focused on improving the quality of Army products while reducing ...
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The cannon are 8-inch converted rifles (lined down from 10-inch Rodman guns) and a 15-inch Rodman gun, typical of the post-Civil War era. The Statue of Liberty is built on top of Fort Wood of the Second System. Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II.
The gun was identified as his father’s missing firearm. Crooks used his father’s legally obtained 5.56 caliber AR-style rifle to carry out the shooting, police said.