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| Designation: | 8in Mortar M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 24: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| construction no: | 1439 |
| Year : | 1864 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 8in Iron Mortars |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 15834, Jun 19, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Wm A Bruner Post no 335 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 60 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Wm A Bruner Post 335 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Cameron Park | |
| 152 Market St, | ||
| Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.8618472-76.7931500 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 240: C118, 36 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05