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| Designation: | 8in Mortar M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 02: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| construction no: | 1161 |
| Year : | 1863 |
| 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 21903, Jul 17, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Gen H L Brown Post no 235 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 61 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Gen H L Brown Post 235 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Wattsburg Cemetery | |
| 9902 Jamestown St | ||
| Wattsburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.004349-79.802616 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 240: C118, 26 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05