Photo by DLBarker, 2025
| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 173: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1847 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 4 pieces iron ordnance |
| Request doc.: | 41st Congress, Session II, HR 328 by Mr Hawley |
| Year: | 1870 |
| Delivery Doc: | 41st Congress, Session II, JR 130, Jul 15, 1870 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Use: | Soldiers monument or ornamentation thereof |
| On loan to: | City of Quincy |
| Reference: | The Congressional Globe |
| Comments: | In front of Stone Bluilding |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Illinois Veterans Home | |
| 1707 N 12th St | ||
| Quincy, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.9522056-91.3969583 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 04 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-10-02