Photo by DLBarker, 2017
| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 162: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1847 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 24-pdr Howitzers |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 21397, Oct 23, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Benicia |
| On loan to: | Sedgwick no 1 and Smith-Garritt no 299 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 56 |
| Document: | field notes DLBarker |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Sedgwick no 1 and Smith-Garritt no 299 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Ft Kearney State Historical Park | |
| 1020 V Rd | ||
| Kearney, Nebraska, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.6431278-99.0079167 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 201: C47, 55 |
In-House private documents: |
| field notes DLBarker |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05