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| Designation: | 8in Mortar M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Seyfert McManus 49: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Seyfert, McManus and Co |
| Reading, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 9in Iron Mortars |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 20376, Jul 2, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Andrew G Tucker Post no 52 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 61 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Andrew G Tucker Post 52 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Lewisburg Cemetery | |
| 201 S 7th St | ||
| Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.958772-76.886827 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 240: C118, 71 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05