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| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1861 |
| Identification No: | Alger 05:US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| construction no: | 1563 |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 8in Howitzers |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 17949, Jun 10, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Lowe Post no 323 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 50 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Lowe Post 323 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | City Park | |
| W Yates St at S Broadway St | ||
| Newman, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.797382-87.983912 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 234: C110, 03 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05