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refer to record number 11407
| Designation: | 8in Mortar M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Alger 41: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1865 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 8in Mortars |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 34002, Jan 26, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Trumbull |
| On loan to: | Babcock Post no 59 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 48 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Babcock Post 59 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Civil War Memorial | |
| Court St at Front St | ||
| Owego, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.102147-76.261927 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 240: C118, 20 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05