Photo by DLBarker, 2013
| Designation: | 13in Heavy Mortar M1861 |
| Model: | 13in Seacoast Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 0001: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1861 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | GSA - Federal Surplus Property |
| Item: | 3 cannon and 1 seacoast mortar |
| Year: | 1895 |
| Delivery Doc: | 53rd Congress, Session III, Chap 115, Act of Feb 21, 1895 |
| Arsenal: | Portsmouth Navy Yard |
| On loan to: | Iowa Historical Museum |
| Document: | field notes DLBarker |
| Comments: | Served on Matthew Vassar, Schooner (mortar gunboat), 1861 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Iowa State Capitol | |
| 1007 East Grand Ave | ||
| Des Moines, Iowa, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 41.5910750-93.6044333 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 261: C164, 01 |
In-House private documents: |
| field notes DLBarker |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-12-30