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refer to record number 11482
| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 297: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1849 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 4.8in smoothbore muzzleoading gun, cast iron, 125in length |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Use: | Spanish American War Memorial |
| On loan to: | Loan to State of Mississippi, issued to Mayor of Natchez |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Fiscal year 1901, appx 2, pg 84 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Wm Richardson Post 254 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Forest Lawn Cemetery | |
| 1411 Delaware Ave | ||
| Buffalo, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.922660-78.858374 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 54 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05