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| Designation: | 10in Light Mortar M1861 |
| Model: | 10in Siege Mortar M1861 |
| Identification No: | Alger 01: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1862 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | four 10in Mortars |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 25761, May 12, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Monroe |
| On loan to: | Monument Committee, Camp Egbert 4 |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 44 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Monument Committee, Camp Egbert 4 | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Spring Hill Cemetery | |
| 301 E Voorhees St | ||
| Danville, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.1434417-87.6246250 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 256: C146, 01 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05