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refer to record number 12749
| Designation: | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 4.5in Ordnance (Siege) Rifle |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 084: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Inspector: | Robert H K Whiteley (RHKW) 1863,64 |
| foundry no.: | 1716 |
| weight: | 3,580 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | one 4.5in Iron Gun |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 22516, Oct 22, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Lafayette Post no 217 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 62 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Lafayette Post no 217 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Easton Cemetery, GAR - Section C | |
| 401 N 7th St, | ||
| Easton, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.698024-75.215777 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 188: C14, 43 |
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Last update to record: 2025-08-01