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| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 047: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1846 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 6 pieces of condemned ordnance |
| Request doc.: | 41st Congress, Session II, HR 194, 323 by Mr Paine |
| Year: | 1870 |
| Delivery Doc: | 41st Congress, Session II, JR 128, Jul 15, 1870 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Use: | be placed in Soldiers Cemetery |
| On loan to: | National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers |
| Reference: | The Congressional Globe |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Wood National Cemetery | |
| 5000 W National Ave | ||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 43.0294833-87.9818667 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 201: C47, 10 |
| warmemorials.us |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05