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| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 338: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| construction no: | 1497 |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 4 iron cannon |
| Request doc.: | 47th Congress, Session I, HR 6679 by Rep Norcross |
| Year: | 1882 |
| Delivery Doc: | 47th Congress, Session I, Chap 474, Act of Aug 8, 1882 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Use: | in support of a memorial tablet |
| On loan to: | Town of Hatfield |
| Reference: | https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/ |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Town of Hatfield | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Hatfield Historical Musuem | |
| 39 Main St | ||
| Hatfield, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.370088-72.597000 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| https://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com/ |
| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 79 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05