A Model 1861 13-inch seacoast mortar, cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburgh in 1863, is displayed outside the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The massive Civil War weapon reflects the museum’s particularly strong holdings from the conflict, which form one of the most extensive portions of its collection. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 21, 2026]
A Model 1861 13-inch seacoast mortar, cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburgh in 1863, is displayed outside the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The massive Civil War weapon reflects the museum’s particularly strong holdings from the conflict, which form one of the most extensive portions of its collection. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 21, 2026]
![A Model 1861 13-inch seacoast mortar, cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburgh in 1863, is displayed outside the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The massive Civil War weapon reflects the museum’s particularly strong holdings from the conflict, which form one of the most extensive portions of its collection. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 21, 2026]](https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10931370/2000_6a8de619a4971.jpg)