Courtesy Tom Gaard, iowacivilwarmonuments.com
| Designation: | 8in Mortar M1861 |
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| Model: | 8in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 49: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Year : | 1864 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 8in Mortars |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 34623, Apr 17, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Monroe |
| On loan to: | W A Morse Post no 190 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 44 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | W A Morse Post 190 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Oakland Cemetery |
| | N Franklin St at E Acers St |
| Manchester, Iowa, USA |
| Lat/Long | 42.4972222-91.4572222 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 240: C118, 50 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
