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Designation: 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861
Identification No: Phoenix 847: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Phoenix Iron Co
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Year : 1865
Inspector: Stephen Carr Lyford (SCL) 1863-65
foundry no.:907*
weight: 816 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: GAR Post 280, Waterville, KS, 1885
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Rose Hill Cemetery
Hideaway Rd
Axtell, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long39.879042-96.266922 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 280: D18, 24

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Last update to record: 2025-10-06

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