Courtesy Tom Gaard, iowacivilwarmonuments.com
| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
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| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | one 24-pdr Howitzer |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 29112, Oc21, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Ft Morgan |
| On loan to: | Newell Post no 416 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Fiscal year 1901 appendix 1 pg 68-69 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Newell Post 416 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Newell Cemetery |
| | E Jensen St |
| Newell, Iowa, USA |
| Lat/Long | 42.6120750-94.9992000 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 59 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
