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| Designation: | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Identification No: | Phoenix 251: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Phoenix Iron Co |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1862 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) |
| Item: | 4 iron cannon and 20 shot |
| Request doc.: | 41st Congress, Session II, SR 248 by Mr Thayer |
| Year: | 1870 |
| Delivery Doc: | 41st Congress, Session II, JR 113, Jul 14, 1870 |
| Use: | for erection of a Soldiers monument in Omaha |
| On loan to: | Governor of the State of Nebraska |
| Reference: | The Congressional Globe |
| Document: | TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918 |
| Owner Reference No: | 251 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | City of Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Forest Lawn Memorial Park | |
| 7909 Mormon Bridge Rd | ||
| Omaha, Nebraska, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 41.3273417-95.9767472 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 276: D18,13 |
In-House private documents: |
| TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-08-28