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| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 178: 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: | two 24-pdr howitzers |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 35959, Jan 11, 1901 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Ft Morgan |
| On loan to: | Commander of Estill Post 71 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Fiscal year 1901 appendix 1 pg 68-69 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Estill Post 71 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Rose Hill Cemetery | |
| IL 123 | ||
| Petersburg, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.011455-89.828071 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 06 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05