The "Kokomo Cannon" came to Kokomo when Congress donated two 12-pound bronze field howitzers to the Thomas J. Harrison Post #30 of the Grand Army of the Republic on August 8, 1882, to honor the memory of Civil War veterans, though only one of those two remained. A 3-inch ordinance cannon also stood in Highland Park for many years, appeared on postcards of the era, and no longer exists. The surviving cannon spent many years at the Seashore swimming pool on a miniature golf course and now stands as a symbol of honor to all Kokomo veterans. Kokomo's Orlando A. Somer's Camp 1 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War raised funds for a new gun carriage. This cannon is a 12-pounder Confederate bronze howitzer made by Leeds and Company of New Orleans, foundry number 48, made in 1862, with a barrel weight of 775 pounds, a 1-pound charge, and a range of 1,072 yards at 5 degrees elevation. Leeds made a total of 49 cannons for the South, including nine 12-pound bronze howitzers; of those nine, only three are known to exist, with two in the National Park Service and this one in Kokomo. New Orleans surrendered on May 1, 1862, putting Leeds out of business.