Photo by Jim Bender, 2025

Designation: 10in Light Mortar M1861
Model: 10in Siege Mortar M1861
Identification No: Fort Pitt 05: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Fort Pitt Foundry
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Year : 1862
Inspector: Jasper Myers (JM) 1862
foundry no.:1063
weight: 1,965 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Mortar

Memorial Information
Owner: US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
Document: TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918
Owner Reference No: 1063



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: City of Nashville, TN
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Flagpole Hill, Centennial Dog Park
2500 West End Ave
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Lat/Long36.148238-86.818392 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 256: C146, 20

In-House private documents:

TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918

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Last update to record: 2025-08-28

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