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| Designation: | 10in Light Mortar M1861 |
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| Model: | 10in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Alger 10: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| construction no: | 1333 |
| Year : | 1862 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | one 10in Iron Mortar |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 22008, Dec 15, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Monroe |
| On loan to: | Albert Nye Post no 202 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 55 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Albert Nye Post no 202 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Romeo Cemetery |
| | W St Clair St at Morton St |
| Romeo, Michigan, USA |
| Lat/Long | 42.802858-83.023920 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 256: C146, 05 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
