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English: The Great Floyd Gun, cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburg, Pa., on the 18th of January, 1860—the largest piece of ordnance in the world.

The Rodman Gun (better known as the Floyd Gun), was 15 inches in the base, and the Union gun only 12 inches... Reference
New York Times article - The Great Floyd Gun
Rodman type: M. 1861 15-inch

Eplanation on why the name of the gun was changed from Floyd to Lincoln]
Date
Source Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, February 25, 1860 (https://archive.org/stream/franklesliesillu00lesl#page/n118/mode/1up)
Author Unknown engraver

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The Rodman Gun (better known as the Floyd Gun).

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