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| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1861 |
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| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 50: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Year : | 1862 |
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| Inspector: | Charles Peoble Kingsbury (CPK) 1863, 68 |
| foundry no.: | 1367* |
| weight: | 2,508 lbs |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 8in Howitzer |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 15812, May 25, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Rock Island |
| On loan to: | Shields Post no 45 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 50 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Shields Post 45 GAR, Galesburg, IL |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Hope Cemetery |
| | W Main at S Academy St |
| Galesburg, Illinois, USA |
| Lat/Long | 40.947281-90.376149 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 235: C110, 10 |
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Last update to record: 2025-12-09
