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refer to record number 11329
| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 16: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| construction no: | 1110 |
| Year : | 1862 |
| 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 18779, Mar 1, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Monumental Association |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 57 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Monumental Association | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Civil War Memorial in Courthouse Park | |
| Church St at Court St | ||
| Cortland, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.599405-76.177738 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 234: C110, 46 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05