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| Designation: | 8in Mortar M1861 |
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| Model: | 8in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Alger 42: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Year : | 1865 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 8in Iron Mortars |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1899 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 30730, Mar 23, 1899 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Allegheny |
| On loan to: | City of Evansville |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 52 |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 240: C118, 21 |
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Last update to record: 2025-11-20
