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| Designation: | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 - modified to 3.17in |
| Identification No: | Phoenix 778: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Phoenix Iron Co |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1864 |
| Rebuilt/Upgraded at: | West Point Foundry |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 2 bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces with carriages and outfit of cannon balls |
| Request doc.: | 63rd Congress, Session III, SB 5495 by Sen Chamberlain, amended |
| Year: | 1915 |
| Delivery Doc: | 63rd Congress, Session III, Chap 178, Act of Mar 4, 1915 |
| Document instructions: | amended by House Mil Affairs Cmte |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| On loan to: | Town of Middletown |
| Reference: | GPO-CRECB-1915-pt5-v52.pdf: doc pg 5194; pdf pg 856 |
| Comments: | modified to 3.17in in 1879 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Town of Middletown | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Snyder County Soldiers Memorial | |
| 100 Block S Main St | ||
| Middleburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.789088-77.045191 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 279: D18, 59 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-08-23