Hand me down stories from the Daniel Pratt Cotton Gin Factory in Prattville, Alabama tell of possible Confederate cannons manufactured at the factory. It is said that there was seen a "Prattville, Alabama" stamped cannon located at a civil war park in Savannah, Georgia. I'm looking for a volunteer in the area or anyone who plans to visit any such parks in Savannah to be on the look-out for cannons and check them for the "Prattville, Alabama" stamp to verify any truth to this story.

Daniel Pratt was one time a business partner of Samuel Griswold in Georgia, manufacturer of the Griswold & Gunnison Pistol. William Penny & Company operated at the Pratt factory under a CS Naval contract as part of the CS Naval Iron works at Columbus, GA.

E.C. Griswold & family was living in Prattville in 1850, occupation listed as manufacturer, born in CT. His wife Elizabeth and their 5 yr old son Samuel were born in GA.

http://www.pratthistory.com/factory_at_war.htm

Barry N. Wyatt
Montgomery, AL