Photo by DLBarker, 2025
| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 34: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1862 |
| Inspector: | John Rufus Edie (JRE) 1862 |
| foundry no.: | 1226 |
| weight: | 2,520 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Western Township Cemetery | |
| E 200th St at N 1520 Ave | ||
| Orion, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 41.371177-90.396845 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 234: C110, 56 |
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Last update to record: 2025-12-09