Photo by Jim Bender, 2019
| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1861 |
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| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1861 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 46: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| construction no: | 1280 |
| Year : | 1862 |
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| Inspector: | Charles Peoble Kingsbury (CPK) 1863, 68 |
| foundry no.: | 1280 |
| weight: | 2,531 lbs |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | one 8in Iron Mortar |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 15986, Jun 2, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Rock Island |
| On loan to: | Platter Post no 82 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 51 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Platter Post 82 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | River View Cemetery |
| | 3635 E Laughery Creek Rd |
| Aurora, Indiana, USA |
| Lat/Long | 39.025919-84.886381 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 235: C110, 07 |
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Last update to record: 2025-12-11
