Photo by DLBarker, 2017
| Designation: | 6-pdr Gun M1841 |
| Model: | 6-pdr Field Gun M1841 |
| Identification No: | Alger unknown: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1841 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | Not in our records |
| Item: | 2 brass or bronze Napoleon guns, with carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls |
| Year: | 1909 |
| Delivery Doc: | 60th Congress, Session II, Chap 319, Sec 21: Act of Mar 4, 1909 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Use: | to be placed on the site of old Fort Madison |
| On loan to: | Donate to the city of Fort Madison, IA |
| Comments: | damaged markings, thought to be Alger by reference |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Old Ft Madison Memorial | |
| Ave H at 4th St | ||
| Ft Madison, Iowa, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.6297139-91.3039667 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 293: D58, 33 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-12-30