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| Designation: | 8in Rodman Gun M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Columbiad M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 22: US |
| Designed by: | Rodman, Thomas Jackson |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Inspector: | Charles Peoble Kingsbury (CPK) 1863, 68 |
| foundry no.: | 1633 |
| weight: | 8,450 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 8in Columbiads |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1898 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 31643, Dec 23, 1898 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Monroe |
| On loan to: | Memorial Association GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 60 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Marion Cemetery Association | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Marion Cemetery Soldiers and Sailors Chapel | |
| 620 Delaware Ave | ||
| Marion, Ohio, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.577622-83.124547 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 229: C98, 05 |
| https://marionveterans.home.blog/marion-county-veterans-memorials/soldiers-sailors-chapel/ |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-12-14