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refer to record number 10899
| Designation: | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 4.5in Ordnance (Siege) Rifle |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 062: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| construction no: | 1405 |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 4.5in Iron Guns |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 23940, Nov 27, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Monroe |
| On loan to: | Col Fenton Post no 24 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 55 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Col Fenton Post 24 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Oakwood Cemetery | |
| Davis St | ||
| Fenton, Michigan, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.789674-83.713333 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 188: C14, 30 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05