Photo by DLBarker, 2026
| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1861 |
| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1861 |
| Identification No: | Alger 08:US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Inspector: | Thomas Jackson Rodman (TJR) 1859-64 |
| foundry no.: | |
| weight: | 2,520 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | four condemned cast iron cannon and four cannon balls |
| Request doc.: | 47th Congress, Session II, HR6558 |
| Year: | 1883 |
| Delivery Doc: | Bill expired at the end of Congress |
| Use: | Forest Hill Cemetery |
| On loan to: | Alexander Post GAR |
| Comments: | howitzer mounted upside down |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Alexander Post 158 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Forest Hill Cemetery | |
| 8660 OH-66 | ||
| Piqua, Ohio, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.164928-84.257222 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 234: C110, 04 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2026-09-12